Where does “hudwit” come from?
hudwit (English) comes from English Hudsonian, from English Hudson, from English -son, from Middle English -son, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
hudwit (English): A Hudsonian godwit
Definitions
- A Hudsonian godwit
Ancestry of “hudwit”, step by step
hudwit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hudsonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hudsonian | Of or pertaining to Hudson Bay; Of or pertaining... |
| 2 | English | Hudson | A placename |
| 3 | English | -son | Added to a stem to form a patronymic or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -son | son |
| 5 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English godwit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | godwit | Any of four species of long-billed, migratory... |