Where does “āsolcen” come from?
āsolcen (Old English) comes from Old English āseolcan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
āsolcen (Old English): sulky, languid
Ancestry of “āsolcen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | āseolcan | be slow; be weak or slothful; languish |
| 2 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 3 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |