Where does “answarien” come from?
answarien (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic andaswarōną, from Proto-Germanic swarōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
answarien (Old English): to answer, to respond, to deny an allegation...
Definitions
- to answer, to respond, to deny an allegation...
Ancestry of “answarien”, step by step
answarien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic andaswarōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarōną | to answer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Germanic andaswarjaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarjaną | to answer |