Where does “Aschewednysday” come from?
Aschewednysday (Middle English) comes from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Aschewednysday (Middle English): Ash Wednesday
Definitions
- Ash Wednesday
Ancestry of “Aschewednysday”, step by step
Aschewednysday traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English asshe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 2 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 3 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 4 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 7 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Middle English Wednesday
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Wednesday | Wednesday fourth day of the week |
| 2 | Old English | wōdnesdæġ | Wednesday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Wōdanas dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Middle English Wednesdai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Wednesdai | — |