Where does “falwen” come from?
falwen (Middle English) comes from Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic falgōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
falwen (Middle English): To make land fallow for agricultural purposes; To...
Definitions
- To make land fallow for agricultural purposes; To...
Ancestry of “falwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fealgian | to fallow; break up land |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | falgōn | to break up ground; till; plough land; fallow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |