Where does “todwæscan” come from?
todwæscan (Old English) comes from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
todwæscan (Old English): to extinguish
Definitions
- to extinguish
Ancestry of “todwæscan”, step by step
todwæscan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English tō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tō | at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Old English dwǣsċan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dwǣsċan | to extinguish; to put out, extinguish, destroy |