Where does “storebought” come from?
storebought (English) comes from English bought, from Middle English bought, from Middle English bight, from Old English byht, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
storebought (English): Purchased from a store, rather than cooked or...
Definitions
- Purchased from a store, rather than cooked or...
Ancestry of “storebought”, step by step
storebought traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bought | simple past tense and past participle of buy; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | bought | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bight | — |
| 4 | Old English | byht | bend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buhtiz | bend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
via English store
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 2 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 3 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 4 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |