Where does “ant” come from?

ant (English) comes from Middle English ampte, from Old English ǣmete, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “ant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishampteAn ant; a formicid; A mantid
2Old Englishǣmete—
3Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ant”

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