Where does “babywearing” come from?
babywearing (English) comes from English wearing, from English wear, from Middle English werien, from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic wurgijaną, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
babywearing (English): The act of wearing a child, carrying them close...
Definitions
- The act of wearing a child, carrying them close...
Ancestry of “babywearing”, step by step
babywearing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wearing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wearing | intended to be worn; causing tiredness; causing... |
| 2 | English | wear | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body,... |
| 3 | Middle English | werien | — |
| 4 | Old English | wyrġan | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurgijaną | to strangle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English baby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |