Where does “wingdom” come from?
wingdom (English) comes from English kingdom, from Middle English kingdom, from Old English cyningdōm, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm, from Proto-Germanic kuningadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
wingdom (English): Winged creatures as a group
Definitions
- Winged creatures as a group
Ancestry of “wingdom”, step by step
wingdom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English kingdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kingdom | A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual... |
| 2 | Middle English | kingdom | dominion, lordship, rulership; The dominion and... |
| 3 | Old English | cyningdōm | Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuningadōm | realm, kingdom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuningadōmaz | realm, kingdom |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English wing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 2 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 3 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 4 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |