Where does “andoave” come from?
andoave (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch hanthāve, from Middle Dutch hāve, from Middle English hawe, from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
andoave (West Flemish): handle, grip
Definitions
- handle, grip
Ancestry of “andoave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hanthāve | handle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hāve | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hawe | A field surrounded by fencing or other boundaries... |
| 4 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |