Where does “periwinkled” come from?
periwinkled (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
periwinkled (English): Covered in periwinkles
Definitions
- Covered in periwinkles
Ancestry of “periwinkled”, step by step
periwinkled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English periwinkle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periwinkle | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | pinewinkle | — |
| 3 | Old English | pīnewincle | — |
| 4 | Latin | pina | sea pen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πίνη | pen shell; pearl shell, pearl |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τηρέω | to watch over, take care of, guard; to have an... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |