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Where does “afterburn” come from?

afterburn (English) comes from English Burn, from Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

afterburn (English): The burning of further calories after the end of...

Definitions

  1. The burning of further calories after the end of...

Ancestry of “afterburn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBurn—
2Middle Englishbrennento burn
3Old Norsebrennato burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;...
4Proto-Germanicbrannijanąto cause to burn, to set on fire
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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