Where does “edcenning” come from?
edcenning (Old English) comes from Old English cenning, from Old English cennan, from Proto-West Germanic kannjan, from Proto-Germanic kanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵonh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
edcenning (Old English): regeneration
Definitions
- regeneration
Ancestry of “edcenning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cenning | birth |
| 2 | Old English | cennan | to make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kannjan | to beget, bring forth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | to bring forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |