Where does “ayenes” come from?

ayenes (Middle English) comes from Middle English agenes, from Middle English agen, from Old French aagier.

ayenes (Middle English): against

Definitions

  1. against

Ancestry of “ayenes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishagenes—
2Middle EnglishagenAlternative form of awen; to become older; to age
3Old Frenchaagier—

Words derived from “ayenes”

Every word from Old French aagier →Every word from Middle English agen →Every word from Middle English agenes →