Where does “ulnarmost” come from?
ulnarmost (English) comes from English ulnar, from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz — to see.
ulnarmost (English): Furthest toward the ulna
Definitions
- Furthest toward the ulna
Ancestry of “ulnarmost”, step by step
ulnarmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ulnar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ulnar | Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow |
| 2 | English | ār | An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives |
| 3 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 4 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 6 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 7 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 8 | German | witz | joke |
| 9 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 10 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |