Where does “tapestried” come from?
Tapestried comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós, suffixes forming adjectives from verbal roots.
tapestried (English): Decorated with tapestry
Definitions
- Decorated with tapestry
Ancestry of “tapestried”, step by step
tapestried traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English tapestry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tapestry | A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative... |
| 2 | Middle English | tapestrie | tapestry fabric with embroidered designs |
| 3 | Old French | tapisserie | tapestry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |