Where does “dewynnya” come from?
dewynnya (Cornish) comes from Middle English dewyn, from Old English dēawian, from Proto-Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną — to bedew.
dewynnya (Cornish): to X-ray
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dewynnya”, step by step
dewynnya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dewyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dewyn | To sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew; To cry... |
| 2 | Old English | dēawian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *dauwēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwāną | to bedew |
via Cornish ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ya | — |