Where does “decayen” come from?
decayen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman decaeir, from Medieval Latin decadere, from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
Ancestry of “decayen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | decaeir | to fall away, decay, decline |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | decadere | — |
| 3 | Latin | decido | I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I... |
| 4 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “decayen”