Where does “cinderous” come from?
cinderous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
cinderous (English): Relating to or composed of cinders; cindery
Definitions
- Relating to or composed of cinders; cindery
Ancestry of “cinderous”, step by step
cinderous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English cinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cinder | Partially or mostly burnt material that results... |
| 2 | Middle English | cinder | — |
| 3 | Old English | sinder | cinder, ashes; dross, scoria, slag |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sindr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sindrą | dross, cinder, slag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sendʰro- | coagulating fluid, liquid slag, scale, cinder;... |