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Where does “aweel” come from?

aweel (English) comes from English ah, from Chinese 阿, from English aren’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not, from Middle English nought, from Old English nōwiht.

aweel (English): Well; well then

Definitions

  1. Well; well then

Ancestry of “aweel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishahAn expression of relief, relaxation, comfort,...
2Chinese阿—
3Englisharen’t—
4English-n’t—
5EnglishNot—
6Middle Englishnotnot; nothing, nought; nobody, no person
7Middle Englishnoughtnothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked
8Old Englishnōwiht—
9Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
10Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
11Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
12Proto-Germanic-as—
13Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
14Proto-Indo-European-ess—
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