Where does “never eat Shredded Wheat” come from?
never eat Shredded Wheat (English) comes from English west, from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
never eat Shredded Wheat (English): Used to learn the cardinal points in clockwise order
Definitions
- Used to learn the cardinal points in clockwise order
Ancestry of “never eat Shredded Wheat”, step by step
never eat Shredded Wheat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English west
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | west | One of the four principal compass points,... |
| 2 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 3 | Old English | west | west |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via English east
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | east | One of the four principal compass points,... |
| 2 | Middle English | est | east, easternness; A location to the south; the... |
| 3 | Old English | ēast | east; eastern |
| 4 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |
via English north
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | north | One of the four major compass points,... |
| 2 | Middle English | north | north, northernness; A location to the north; the... |
| 3 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |