Where does “hawthorny” come from?
hawthorny (English) comes from English hawthorn, from English Haw, from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
hawthorny (English): Resembling hawthorns, hawthorn-like; Of, or...
Definitions
- Resembling hawthorns, hawthorn-like; Of, or...
Ancestry of “hawthorny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hawthorn | Any of various shrubs and small trees of the... |
| 2 | English | Haw | A river in the US state of North Carolina |
| 3 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |