Where does “asprawl” come from?
asprawl (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
asprawl (English): Sprawling; covered or filled; Sprawling over or...
Definitions
- Sprawling; covered or filled; Sprawling over or...
Ancestry of “asprawl”, step by step
asprawl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English sprawl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprawl | To sit with the limbs spread out; To spread out... |
| 2 | Middle English | spraulen | to sprawl |
| 3 | Old English | spreawlian | to sprawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |