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Where does “ēanian” come from?

ēanian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gaaunōn, from Proto-Germanic aunōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ēanian (Old English): to yean, bring forth young , bring forth as a...

Definitions

  1. to yean, bring forth young , bring forth as a...

Ancestry of “ēanian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgaaunōnto lamb, yean
2Proto-Germanicaunōnąto lamb, yean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “ēanian”

  • yawning
  • yawn
  • yean
  • ean
  • yawningly
  • yawner
  • yeanling
  • yawneth
  • yawny
  • jawn
  • yawnless
  • yawnsome
  • yawniness
  • yawnily
  • yawnfest
  • yawnable
  • yawnest
  • yenen
  • enen
  • ȝenen
  • eanen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →