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Where does “ādwǣsċan” come from?

ādwǣsċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ādwǣsċan (Old English): to extinguish, quench, put out, put an end to,...

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, quench, put out, put an end to,...

Ancestry of “ādwǣsċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ādwǣsċan”

  • adwesch
  • adweschen
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