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Where does “ēmtiġ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ēmtiġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣmettiġvacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried
2Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ēmtiġ”

  • empty
  • emptiness
  • nonempty
  • emptier
  • emptyhanded
  • emptily
  • nonemptiness
  • emptieth
  • unemptiable
  • emptyish
  • emptiable
  • emptyhandedness
  • empty-headed
  • non-empty
  • emptying
  • overempty
  • empty-handedness
  • emptyhandedly
  • emty
  • emti
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