Where does “twifallow” come from?
twifallow (English) comes from English fallow, from Middle English falowen, from Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic falgōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
twifallow (English): To plow a second time, as fallow land, to prepare...
Definitions
- To plow a second time, as fallow land, to prepare...
Ancestry of “twifallow”, step by step
twifallow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fallow | Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded... |
| 2 | Middle English | falowen | Alternative form of falwen |
| 3 | Old English | fealgian | to fallow; break up land |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | falgōn | to break up ground; till; plough land; fallow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Twi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Twi | A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante |