Where does “disen” come from?
disen (Middle English) comes from Old English disan, from Old English dise, from Proto-Germanic disanō — distaff.
Ancestry of “disen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | disan | — |
| 2 | Old English | dise | bunch of flax on a distaff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | disanō | distaff |
Words derived from “disen”