Where does “spurnwater” come from?
spurnwater (English) comes from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
spurnwater (English): A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the...
Definitions
- A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the...
Ancestry of “spurnwater”, step by step
spurnwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English spurn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spurn | To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn; To reject... |
| 2 | Middle English | spurnen | To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;... |
| 3 | Old English | spurnan | Alternative form of spornan; to strike against,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |