Where does “you'dn't've” come from?
you'dn't've (English) comes from English you, from Middle English ȝow, from Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic awiz, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs.
Ancestry of “you'dn't've”, step by step
you'dn't've traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English you
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | you | The people spoken, or written to, as an object;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ȝow | Alternative form of yow |
| 3 | Old English | ēowu | ewe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awiz | ewe; sheep in general |
| 5 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 6 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 7 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 9 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 10 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | A | — |
| 12 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 14 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 15 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via English wouldn't
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wouldn't | would not |
| 2 | English | -n't | Negates the meaning of the clause in which it... |
| 3 | English | not | Negates the meaning of the modified verb; To no... |
| 4 | Middle English | nat | Alternative form of not |
| 5 | Middle English | noght | Alternative form of nought |
| 6 | Old English | nāht | nought, nothing |
| 7 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 8 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 9 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 10 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |