Where does “broad-nosed weevil” come from?
broad-nosed weevil (English) comes from English weevil, from Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel, from Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic wibilaz, from Proto-Indo-European webʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
broad-nosed weevil (English): Any in the subfamily Entiminae of weevils (Curculionidae)
Definitions
- Any in the subfamily Entiminae of weevils (Curculionidae)
Ancestry of “broad-nosed weevil”, step by step
broad-nosed weevil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English weevil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weevil | Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | wevel | weevil |
| 3 | Old English | wifel | Beetle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wibil | beetle, weevil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wibilaz | {{l|en|weevil}}; weevil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰel- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via English broad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 2 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 4 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |
via English nosed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nosed | simple past tense and past participle of nose;... |