Where does “dwimmer-crafty” come from?
dwimmer-crafty (English) comes from English dwimmer, from Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
dwimmer-crafty (English): Knowledgeable, crafty, or skilled in the art of...
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- Knowledgeable, crafty, or skilled in the art of...
Ancestry of “dwimmer-crafty”, step by step
dwimmer-crafty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dwimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dwimmer | Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art |
| 2 | Middle English | dwimmer | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġedwimor | illusion |
| 4 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |