Where does “prequench” come from?
prequench (English) comes from English quench, from Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic kwankijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
prequench (English): Before quenching
Definitions
- Before quenching
Ancestry of “prequench”, step by step
prequench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quench | To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative... |
| 2 | Middle English | quenchen | To quench; To spray or douse with water or... |
| 3 | Old English | cwenċan | to extinguish, quench |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwankijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwankijaną | to cause to go out, extinguish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |