Where does “awe” come from?

awe (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish hoy, from Old Spanish oy, from Latin hodiē, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

awe (Papiamentu): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “awe”, step by step

awe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish hoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhoytoday
2Old Spanishoytoday
3Latinhodiētoday
4Latinhōcfor this reason, because of this
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Romanian ochi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianochieye; loop; to aim, take aim
2Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Portuguese hoje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehojetoday; nowadays
2Hungarian-jehis, her, its, -'s, of; -s', of…-s; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →