Where does “simpelthen” come from?
simpelthen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hen, from Middle Low German hen, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
simpelthen (Norwegian Bokmål): simply
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Ancestry of “simpelthen”, step by step
simpelthen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hen | used with a verb, indicating a movement towards or to something |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål simpelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | simpelt | neuter singular of simpel; neuter of... |