Where does “well-thought-out” come from?
well-thought-out (English) comes from English thought-out, from English thought, from Middle English thought, from Old English þōht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
well-thought-out (English): Well-planned; with much forethought
Definitions
- Well-planned; with much forethought
Ancestry of “well-thought-out”, step by step
well-thought-out traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thought-out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thought-out | planned |
| 2 | English | thought | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms... |
| 3 | Middle English | thought | product of mental activity |
| 4 | Old English | þōht | thought |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via English well
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | well | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wellen | to boil, to bubble |
| 3 | Old English | weallan | to well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |