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Where does “covendom” come from?

covendom (English) comes from English coven, from Middle English covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

covendom (English): The area served by a covenstead and inhabited by...

Definitions

  1. The area served by a covenstead and inhabited by...

Ancestry of “covendom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcovenA formal group or assembly of witches; A family,...
2Middle Englishcovent—
3Old Frenchcoventconvent
4Latinconventusconvened, assembled, having been convened;...
5Latinconveniō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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