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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

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

Words derived from “āmaitijā”

  • ants
  • ant
  • antsy
  • anteater
  • anting
  • antly
  • pissant
  • emmet
  • antlike
  • antlion
  • antheap
  • anty
  • antbird
  • anteating
  • anthood
  • antshrike
  • antsiness
  • antish
  • antless
  • antdom
  • antproof
  • antling
  • antlet
  • antvireo
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