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Where does “andswaren” come from?

andswaren (Middle English) comes from Old English andswarian, from Proto-Germanic andaswarōną, from Proto-Germanic swarōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

andswaren (Middle English): Alternative form of answeren

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of answeren

Ancestry of “andswaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishandswarianto answer
2Proto-Germanicandaswarōnąto answer
3Proto-GermanicswarōnąTo answer; to give a response
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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