Where does “lyswen” come from?

lyswen (Old English) comes from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

lyswen (Old English): full of pus; attery; purulent

Definitions

  1. full of pus; attery; purulent

Ancestry of “lyswen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
2Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
3Proto-Norse-īna-—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Old English -en →