Where does “ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit” come from?
ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit (Unami) comes from Middle English awen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit (Unami): does anyone here speak English?
Definitions
- does anyone here speak English?
Ancestry of “ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit”, step by step
ahpu hàch awèn kèski shëshewanahkwit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English awen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | awen | To scare, horrify; To revere |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Unami hàch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | hàch | The interrogative particle; indicates a question |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | *we·kw- | — |
via Unami [[ahpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | [[ahpi | — |