Where does “purlewe” come from?
purlewe (Middle English) comes from Old French porale, from Old French poraler, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
purlewe (Middle English): piece of land on the edge of a forest
Definitions
- piece of land on the edge of a forest
Ancestry of “purlewe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | porale | — |
| 2 | Old French | poraler | to go through; to traverse |
| 3 | Old French | por | for |
| 4 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |