Where does “wilty” come from?
wilty (English) comes from English wilt, from English welk, from English Welsch, from German welsch, from Middle High German welsch, from Old High German walahisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz — wet, damp.
wilty (English): Tending to wilt
Definitions
- Tending to wilt
Ancestry of “wilty”, step by step
wilty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wilt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wilt | To droop or become limp and flaccid; To fatigue;... |
| 2 | English | welk | Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay; To diminish;... |
| 3 | English | Welsch | — |
| 4 | German | welsch | pertaining to the Romance-speaking areas and... |
| 5 | Middle High German | welsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | walahisc | Roman |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *walhisk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhiskaz | foreign, non-Germanic |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |