Where does “aw” come from?
aw (Manx) comes from Old Irish om, from Proto-Celtic omos, from Middle English homage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō.
aw (Manx): raw, uncooked; crude; undressed
Definitions
- raw, uncooked; crude; undressed
Ancestry of “aw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | om | raw |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | omos | raw |
| 3 | Middle English | homage | An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their... |
| 4 | Old French | homage | oath; pledge |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | hominaticum | homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage |
| 6 | Latin | homō | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |