Where does “counseilen” come from?
counseilen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman conseiller, from Medieval Latin consiliare, from Latin consiliari, from Latin consilior, from Latin consilium, from Latin cōnsulō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
counseilen (Middle English): To advise or instruct; to provide counsel or instruction
Definitions
- To advise or instruct; to provide counsel or instruction
Ancestry of “counseilen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | conseiller | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | consiliare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | consiliari | present active infinitive of cōnsilior |
| 4 | Latin | consilior | I consult, take counsel; I advise, counsel |
| 5 | Latin | consilium | plan, intention, design, purpose; counsel,... |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsulō | to consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |