Where does “ance errand” come from?
ance errand (Scots) comes from English errand, from Middle English erande, from Old English ǣrende, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
ance errand (Scots): on the single errand
Definitions
- on the single errand
Ancestry of “ance errand”, step by step
ance errand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English errand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | errand | A journey undertaken to accomplish some task; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | erande | — |
| 3 | Old English | ǣrende | message |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Scots ance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | ance | once |
| 2 | Middle English | ones | once |
| 3 | Old English | ānes | of one; once |
| 4 | Old English | ǣnes | — |
| 5 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |