Where does “Emk” come from?

Emk (Low German) comes from Middle English emete, from Old Saxon *āmētia, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Emk (Low German): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “Emk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishemeteAlternative form of ampte
2Old Saxon*āmētia—
3Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →
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