Where does “at” come from?
at (Middle English) comes from Middle English heye, from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
at (Middle English): at; to
Definitions
- at; to
Ancestry of “at”, step by step
at traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English heye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heye | hedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;... |
| 2 | Old French | haie | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | haga | — |
| 4 | Frankish | haggju | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Old English æt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Old Norse át
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old Norse | apt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |