Where does “andcweþan” come from?

andcweþan (Old English) comes from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

andcweþan (Old English): Alternative form of oncweþan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oncweþan

Ancestry of “andcweþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweþanto say
2Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →