Where does “uzhe” come from?
uzhe (English) comes from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uzhe (English): Clipping of usual
Definitions
- Clipping of usual
Ancestry of “uzhe”, step by step
uzhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Uralic uje-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | uje- | to swim |
| 2 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English usual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | usual | Most commonly occurring; typical; The typical... |
| 2 | Middle English | usual | customary, established; usual, normal, regular |
| 3 | Old French | usuel | — |
| 4 | Latin | usualis | that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |