Where does “hapnewidyn” come from?
hapnewidyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh newidyn, from Welsh -yn, from English leaguer, from English League, from Middle English lege, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius — light.
hapnewidyn (Welsh): random variable
Definitions
- random variable
Ancestry of “hapnewidyn”, step by step
hapnewidyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh newidyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | newidyn | variable |
| 2 | Welsh | -yn | Used to form the singulative of certain words;... |
| 3 | English | leaguer | A siege; The camp of a besieging army; a camp in... |
| 4 | English | League | A group or association of cooperating members |
| 5 | Middle English | lege | league; one's subjects or vassals; those under... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | lige | liege; liegeman; vassal |
| 7 | Old French | liege | liege, servant; liege, free |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 9 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via Welsh hap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | hap | hap, chance, luck |
| 2 | English | happy | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of... |
| 3 | Middle English | happy | fortunate, happy |
| 4 | Middle English | hap | luck whether good or bad |
| 5 | Old Norse | happ | good luck |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hampą | happiness; good luck, chance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kob- | good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,... |