Where does “eü” come from?
eü (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin habutus, from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
eü (Old French): Alternative form of eu
Definitions
- Alternative form of eu
Ancestry of “eü”, step by step
eü traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin habutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | habutus | perfect participle of habeō |
| 2 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Proto-West Germanic auwju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Vulgar Latin *habūtum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *habūtum | — |