Where does “armyng” come from?
armyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English ynge, from Middle English yong, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
armyng (Middle English): arming
Definitions
- arming
Ancestry of “armyng”, step by step
armyng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ynge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ynge | Alternative form of yong |
| 2 | Middle English | yong | Early in growth or life; young; Characteristic of... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeong | young |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Middle English armen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | armen | to arm |
| 2 | Old French | armer | to arm |
| 3 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |