Where does “winchless” come from?
winchless (English) comes from English winch, from Old English hlēapewince, from Old English wincian, from Proto-West Germanic winkōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
winchless (English): Without a winch
Definitions
- Without a winch
Ancestry of “winchless”, step by step
winchless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English winch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | winch | A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a... |
| 2 | Old English | hlēapewince | lapwing |
| 3 | Old English | wincian | to close the eyes; blink; to wink; make a sign;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | winkōn | to blink, wink, close one's eyes; to wave, nod |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |