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Where does “weredonkey” come from?

weredonkey (English) comes from English were, from English werewolf, from Middle English werwolf, from Old English werewulf, from Old English wer, from Proto-Germanic wer, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

weredonkey (English): A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a...

Definitions

  1. A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a...

Ancestry of “weredonkey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishweresecond-person singular simple past indicative of...
2EnglishwerewolfA person who is transformed or can transform into...
3Middle Englishwerwolf—
4Old Englishwerewulf—
5Old Englishwerman; husband; hero, warrior
6Proto-Germanicwer—
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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