Where does “āmaitijā” come from?

āmaitijā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

āmaitijā (Proto-West Germanic): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “āmaitijā”, step by step

āmaitijā traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic uʀ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
2Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Proto-Germanic maitaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

via Proto-Germanic ē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicē-off, away

Words derived from “āmaitijā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →