Where does “ormæte” come from?

ormæte (Old English) comes from Old English or-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ormæte (Old English): huge, excessive, enormous, extravagant,...

Definitions

  1. huge, excessive, enormous, extravagant,...

Ancestry of “ormæte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishor-original; former; ex-, out of
2Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →