Where does “moneyward” come from?
moneyward (English) comes 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, from Proto-Baltic anśtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
moneyward (English): Toward money; in a direction that leads to profit
Definitions
- Toward money; in a direction that leads to profit
Ancestry of “moneyward”, step by step
moneyward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 3 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 4 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 5 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 8 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English money
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 2 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 3 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |