Where does “wound” come from?
Wound comes from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic wundō and wundaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wn̥tós and h₂wen-.
wound (English): An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body
Definitions
- An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body
Ancestry of “wound”, step by step
wound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wunden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wunden | — |
| 2 | Old English | wundian | to wound or injure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |