Where does “swaddle” come from?
swaddle (English) comes from Middle English swathlen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
swaddle (English): To bind with long narrow strips of cloth; To...
Definitions
- To bind with long narrow strips of cloth; To...
Ancestry of “swaddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | swathlen | To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |