Where does “shoulden” come from?
shoulden (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
shoulden (English): plural simple past of shall
Definitions
- plural simple past of shall
Ancestry of “shoulden”, step by step
shoulden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English should
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | should | Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | scholde | should |
| 3 | Old English | scolde | Alternative form of sceolde |
| 4 | Old English | sculan | should; must; to be supposed to do something |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skulan | to owe, to be obliged |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skulaną | to owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |