Where does “cwenċan” come from?
cwenċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic kwankijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
cwenċan (Old English): to extinguish, quench
Definitions
- to extinguish, quench
Ancestry of “cwenċan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwankijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwankijaną | to cause to go out, extinguish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |