Where does “ewe-necked” come from?
ewe-necked (English) comes from English ewe, from Middle English ewe, from Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic awiz, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs.
ewe-necked (English): Having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in...
Definitions
- Having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in...
Ancestry of “ewe-necked”, step by step
ewe-necked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ewe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ewe | A female sheep, as opposed to a ram |
| 2 | Middle English | ewe | ewe; Alternative form of ew |
| 3 | Old English | ēowu | ewe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awiz | ewe; sheep in general |
| 5 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 6 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 7 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 9 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 10 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | A | — |
| 12 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 14 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 15 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via English necked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necked | Having some specific type of neck; Cracked;... |
| 2 | English | neck | The part of the body connecting the head and the... |
| 3 | Middle English | nekke | neck |
| 4 | Old English | hnecca | back of the neck; back of the head; neck |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnakkō | nape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |