Where does “deaþlic” come from?
deaþlic (Old English) comes from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
deaþlic (Old English): deadly, mortal, subject to death; grievous; dead
Definitions
- deadly, mortal, subject to death; grievous; dead
Ancestry of “deaþlic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |