Where does “weanest” come from?
weanest (English) comes from English wean, from Middle English wenen, from Old English wēnan, from Proto-Germanic wēnijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
weanest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “weanest”, step by step
weanest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wean | To cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom... |
| 2 | Middle English | wenen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wēnan | to think (be of a certain opinion) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēnijaną | to hope, to expect; to believe, to imagine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |