Where does “unrihthæmend” come from?
unrihthæmend (Old English) comes from Old English hæman, from Proto-Germanic haimijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
unrihthæmend (Old English): adulterer
Definitions
- adulterer
Ancestry of “unrihthæmend”, step by step
unrihthæmend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hæman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hæman | to have sex with, to sleep with; to copulate; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haimijaną | to take home; to have sex with, to copulate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old English unriht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | unriht | not right, wrong; illegal; wrong, evil,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | unrehtaz | wrong, bad, unjust |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |