Where does “answerien” come from?
answerien (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.
Ancestry of “answerien”, step by step
answerien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English andswarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | andswarian | to answer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarōną | to answer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old English answarien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | answarien | to answer, to respond, to deny an allegation... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarjaną | to answer |