Where does “distichously” come from?
distichously (English) comes from English distichous, 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 — to grow, nourish.
distichously (English): In a distichous manner
Definitions
- In a distichous manner
Ancestry of “distichously”, step by step
distichously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distichous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distichous | Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis; In... |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |