Where does “awenekter” come from?

awenekter (Cornish) comes from Cornish awenek, from Middle English awen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

awenekter (Cornish): creativity

Definitions

  1. creativity

Ancestry of “awenekter”, step by step

awenekter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish awenek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishawenekcreative
2Middle EnglishawenTo scare, horrify; To revere
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Cornish der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishderthrough, via
2Proto-Brythonic*truɨ
3Proto-Celtic*treithrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-