Where does “arrayen” come from?
arrayen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrēdō, from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “arrayen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | — |
| 2 | Latin | arrēdō | — |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “arrayen”