Where does “ọmuwe” come from?
ọmuwe (Yoruba) comes from Middle Dutch uwe, from Old Dutch iuwa, from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
ọmuwe (Yoruba): swimmer
Definitions
- swimmer
Ancestry of “ọmuwe”, step by step
ọmuwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch uwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | uwe | inflection of u: ## feminine... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | iuwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | iuwar | your, yours, of you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | izweraz | your; 2nd person plural possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jūz | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yū́ | you |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via Yoruba mọ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mọ̀ | to know |