Where does “darwin” come from?

darwin (English) comes from Old English Dēorwine, from Old English dēore, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

darwin (English): A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary...

Definitions

  1. A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary...

Ancestry of “darwin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishDēorwine{{non-gloss definition|a given name}}
2Old Englishdēoredear
3Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
4Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “darwin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →