Where does “wyndrawer” come from?
wyndrawer (Middle English) comes from Middle English drawer, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
wyndrawer (Middle English): One who transports wine
Definitions
- One who transports wine
Ancestry of “wyndrawer”, step by step
wyndrawer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English drawer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | drawer | transporter |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English wyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wyn | wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form... |
| 2 | Old English | wīn | wine, vine |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |