Where does β€œavailen” come from?

availen (Middle English) comes from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

availen (Middle English): to be of use

Definitions

  1. to be of use

Ancestry of β€œavailen”, step by step

availen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
2LatinAβ€”
3EtruscanπŒ€and, also
4Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
5Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

via Old French vail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvailβ€”
2Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanhβ‚‚wlΜ₯h₁éh₁yetiβ€”
6Proto-Indo-Europeanhβ‚‚welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from β€œavailen”

Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’Every word from Phoenician 𐀀 β†’Every word from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ” β†’