Where does “mewynge” come from?
mewynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English mewen, from Old French muer, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mewynge (Middle English): Shedding one's feathers
Definitions
- Shedding one's feathers
Ancestry of “mewynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mewen | To mew or moult; to rid oneself of their... |
| 2 | Old French | muer | to move |
| 3 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |