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Where does “wacche word” come from?

wacche word (Middle English) comes from Middle English word, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

wacche word (Middle English): password; verbal forewarning

Definitions

  1. password; verbal forewarning

Ancestry of “wacche word”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwordA word; A statement; a linguistic unit said or...
2Old Englishworð—
3Proto-Germanic*word—
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “wacche word”

  • watchword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →