Where does “mouthbrooding” come from?
mouthbrooding (English) comes from English mouth, from Middle English mouþ, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
mouthbrooding (English): Oral incubation; the care given by some animals,...
Definitions
- Oral incubation; the care given by some animals,...
Ancestry of “mouthbrooding”, step by step
mouthbrooding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English brooding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brooding | Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them;... |
| 2 | English | brood | The young of certain animals, especially a group... |
| 3 | Middle English | brood | broad |
| 4 | Old English | brād | broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |