Where does “ēarwicga” come from?

ēarwicga (Old English) comes from Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

ēarwicga (Old English): an earwig or worm

Definitions

  1. an earwig or worm

Ancestry of “ēarwicga”, step by step

ēarwicga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ēare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēareear
2Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
3Proto-Germanicausôear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Old English wicga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwicgainsect; earwig
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “ēarwicga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →