Where does “yean” come from?
Yean comes from Middle English yenen, from Old English ēanian, from Proto-Germanic ginōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós meaning "lamb" combined with the suffix -nós.
yean (English): To give birth to
Ancestry of “yean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yenen | to yawn |
| 2 | Old English | ēanian | to yean, bring forth young , bring forth as a... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “yean”