Where does “oferhycgan” come from?

oferhycgan (Old English) comes from Old English hycgan, from Proto-West Germanic huggjan, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

oferhycgan (Old English): to despise, scorn, be contemptuous of; to hold in...

Definitions

  1. to despise, scorn, be contemptuous of; to hold in...

Ancestry of “oferhycgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhycganto think; to think about, to consider
2Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
3Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider
Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic huggjan →Every word from Old English hycgan →
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