Where does “hidercyme” come from?
hidercyme (Old English) comes from Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic hidrê, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hidercyme (Old English): coming hither
Definitions
- coming hither
Ancestry of “hidercyme”, step by step
hidercyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hider | to here, hither |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hidrê | to this place, to here |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiz | this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |