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Where does “amenden” come from?

amenden (Middle English) comes from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

amenden (Middle English): to amend

Definitions

  1. to amend

Ancestry of “amenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchamenderto correct; to set right; to fix; to repair; to...
2Latinēmendō—
3LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
4Latincommūnicō—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “amenden”

  • amend
  • mend
  • mending
  • mender
  • amendatory
  • amendable
  • amender
  • unamendable
  • roadmender
  • mendable
  • mendeth
  • amendeth
  • unmendable
  • amendation
  • roadmending
  • mendest
  • amendest
  • remend
  • shoemender
  • reamend
  • remendability
  • remendable
  • amendful
  • amendableness
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