Where does “waymenten” come from?
waymenten (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman waimenter, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wai-, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.
Ancestry of “waymenten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | waimenter | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wai- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwey- | to fear |
Words derived from “waymenten”