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Where does “ouothinner” come from?

ouothinner (Norman) comes from English worry, from Middle English worien, from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic wurgijaną, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ouothinner (Norman): to worry

Definitions

  1. to worry

Ancestry of “ouothinner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworryTo be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or...
2Middle Englishworien—
3Old Englishwyrġan—
4Proto-Germanicwurgijanąto strangle
5Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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