Where does “hearmcweþan” come from?

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

hearmcweþan (Old English): to revile; to speak abusively or badly of; to...

Definitions

  1. to revile; to speak abusively or badly of; to...

Ancestry of “hearmcweþan”, step by step

hearmcweþan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cweþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweþanto say
2Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old English hearm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearmharm
2Proto-West Germanicharmpainful; pain, harm
3Proto-Germanicharmazpainful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →