Where does “cloudywing” come from?
cloudywing (English) comes from English wing, from English woman, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
cloudywing (English): Any of various butterflies, mostly of the genus Thorybes
Definitions
- Any of various butterflies, mostly of the genus Thorybes
Ancestry of “cloudywing”, step by step
cloudywing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 2 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 3 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 4 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English cloudy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloudy | Covered with or characterised by clouds;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloudy | Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded;... |
| 3 | Old English | clūdiġ | stony, rocky |
| 4 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |