Where does “horizonwards” come from?
horizonwards (English) comes from English wards, from English ward, from Middle English ward, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
horizonwards (English): Towards the horizon
Definitions
- Towards the horizon
Ancestry of “horizonwards”, step by step
horizonwards traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wards
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wards | plural of ward; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 4 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 5 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 6 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 9 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English horizon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horizon | The visible horizontal line or point that... |
| 2 | Middle English | orisonte | The horizon point where the sky seems to disappear |
| 3 | Middle French | horizon | — |
| 4 | Old French | orisonte | — |
| 5 | Latin | horizōn | horizon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁρίζων | horizon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὅρος | boundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wórwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werw- | — |