Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “formerly known as” come from? formerly known as (English) comes from English As, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende — on, onto.
Ancestry of “formerly known as”, step by step formerly known as traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English As Step Language Word Meaning 1 English As plural of A; plural of A* 2 English -s Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... 3 English ’s — 4 English Kingstown OS grid ref NY3959 5 English town A settlement; an area with residential districts,... 6 Middle English toun town 7 Middle English ende The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... 8 Old English ende end, limit, border, corner 9 Proto-Germanic andi in addition, furthermore, and 10 Proto-Indo-European h₂énti opposite; near; in front 11 Proto-Indo-European h₂énts forehead; front 12 Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- face; forehead; front 13 Proto-Indo-European h₂en- on, onto
via English formerly Step Language Word Meaning 1 English formerly at some time in the past; previously; once 2 English former Previous; First of aforementioned two items. Used... 3 Middle English former — 4 Middle English forme first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... 5 Old English forma first 6 Old English fore before; forepart, front 7 Proto-Germanic furai before, in front of; before, in front 8 Proto-Indo-European preh₂- before, in front 9 Proto-Indo-European per- before, in front; first; to go through 10 Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós passed , crossed
via English known Step Language Word Meaning 1 English known Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned;... 2 Middle English knowen to know 3 Old English cnāwan to know, perceive, recognise; to know, recognise,... 4 Proto-West Germanic knāan to recognise, to know 5 Proto-Germanic knēaną to know, recognise, understand 6 Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- to know