Where does “lone-wolfing” come from?
lone-wolfing (English) comes from English lone wolf, from English Lone, from English alone, from Middle English allone, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
lone-wolfing (English): The practice of operating on one's own, not as part of a team or organization
Definitions
- The practice of operating on one's own, not as part of a team or organization
Ancestry of “lone-wolfing”, step by step
lone-wolfing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lone wolf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lone wolf | A wolf that is not part of a pack; A person who... |
| 2 | English | Lone | Solitary; having no companion |
| 3 | English | alone | By oneself, solitary; Apart from, or exclusive... |
| 4 | Middle English | allone | alone |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |