Where does “questward” come from?
questward (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;...
questward (English): Toward a quest
Definitions
- Toward a quest
Ancestry of “questward”, step by step
questward 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 quest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quest | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission |
| 2 | Middle English | quest | A legal inquest or investigation; a session of... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | queste | search; act, instance of searching |
| 4 | Latin | quaesta | tribute, tax, inquiry, search |
| 5 | Latin | quaesita | nominative feminine singular of quaesītus;... |
| 6 | Latin | quaesitus | sought for, having been sought for; asked, having... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |