Where does “ymbscriþan” come from?
ymbscriþan (Old English) comes from Old English ymb, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ymbscriþan (Old English): to go round, revolve
Definitions
- to go round, revolve
Ancestry of “ymbscriþan”, step by step
ymbscriþan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ymb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ymb | around, about, by, concerning |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Old English sċrīþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċrīþan | to go; take one's way to a place; go about;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |