Where does “afouth” come from?
afouth (Scots) comes from Scots a, from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
afouth (Scots): in abundance
Definitions
- in abundance
Ancestry of “afouth”, step by step
afouth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | a | a, an; Alternative form of a' |
| 2 | Middle English | A | — |
| 3 | Middle English | I | I (first-person singular subject pronoun) |
| 4 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English fouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fouth | Abundance; plenty; Abundant; copious; plenteous;... |
| 2 | English | fulth | Fullness; abundance; plenty; Fill; sufficiency;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fulth | — |
| 4 | Old English | fylleþ | fullness; a filling; a full moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulliþō | fullness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |