Where does “wëozac” come from?
wëozac (Slovincian) comes from Slovincian ozac, from German aasen, from German aas, from Middle High German ās, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną — to eat.
wëozac (Slovincian): to waste everything, to squander all
Definitions
- to waste everything, to squander all
Ancestry of “wëozac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovincian | ozac | to use up, to squander, to waste |
| 2 | German | aasen | to feed on carrion; to waste or spoil something,... |
| 3 | German | aas | singular imperative of aasen; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ās | flesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion |
| 5 | Middle High German | ëzzen | to eat |
| 6 | Old High German | ëȥȥan | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |