Where does “grandmaw” come from?
grandmaw (English) comes from English grand, from Middle English grand, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
grandmaw (English): grandmother
Definitions
- grandmother
Ancestry of “grandmaw”, step by step
grandmaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grand | Of a large size or extent; great; Great in size,... |
| 2 | Middle English | grand | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 4 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 5 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English maw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maw | The stomach, especially of an animal; The upper... |
| 2 | Middle English | mawe | Alternative form of mewe; The stomach or guts of... |
| 3 | Old English | maga | capable; stomach; maw |
| 4 | Old English | maġan | can, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | magan | to be able, may |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |