askee
From ask + -ee.
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From Middle English asken, axen, equivalent to ask + -en.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordasker
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsaskew
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- English skew English askew From a- + skew.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsaskos
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “tube”): a modern name for this kind of vessel. Doublet of ascus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaskt
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsaslop
a- + slop
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaslug
From a- + slug, to move slowly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordasoak
From a- + soak.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordasp
From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.
2 source sections · 19 relationship mentionsaspen
From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsasper
From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionsaspet
Transliteration of Old Armenian ասպետ (aspet).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaspic
Borrowed from French aspic, from Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by French basilic (“basilisk”). The culinary sense may come from association with the snake due to the traditional colors and cold temperature of aspi
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsaspie
Etymology tree German Asperg Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er Ger
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsaspin
Borrowed from Tagalog aspin, a blend of aso + Pinoy, suggested by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society as an alternative to askal.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsaspis
From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “flat bowl shape, shield”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordaspro
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordasr
Borrowed from Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordass
From Middle English asse, from Old English assa, back-formed from assen (“she-ass”), from Celtic (compare Old Irish asan, Old Cornish asen), from Latin asinus. Displaced Old English esol, from Proto-West Germanic *asil,
2 source sections · 18 relationship mentionsassai
Borrowed from Italian assai.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordassay
From Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai. Doublet of essay.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsasse
Perhaps from Afrikaans asse (“ashes”), because the fur at the top of the Cape fox's body looks like ash.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordassed
From ass + -ed; morphologically parallel with forms such as boned in big-boned, nosed in hard-nosed, and armed in one-armed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsasses
Latin assēs, nominative plural of as
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordasset
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *séh₂tis Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old Fren
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsassle
From ass + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch aarzelen (“to hesitate; waver”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordassne
From ass + -ne.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordassur
From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordassy
From ass (“arse, asshole”) + -y. Compare German arschig.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordastar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-Eur
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsastay
From a- + stay?
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaster
From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsastew
From a- + stew (“to suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions; to be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordastin
Etymology tree English aster Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English astin From aster + -in.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsastir
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir English astir Fro
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsaston
From Aston Broadcast Systems, a supplier of software displaying such graphics.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordastun
Inherited from Middle English astonen, probably ultimately from a- + Old French estoner (“to stun”). By surface analysis, a- + stun.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsasun
Borrowed from Yoruba àsun.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordasur
Borrowed from Hindi असुर (asur).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordasway
From a- + sway.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaswim
From a- + swim.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordat
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-West Germanic *at, from Proto-Germa
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionsat&t
Stylistic brand change made in 2005.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordat-
Assimilated form of ad- before t. From Latin ad-.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordatajo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Spanish tajar Spanish atajardeverb. Spanish atajobor. English atajo Borrowed from Spanish atajo.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsatall
Contraction of at all.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatari
Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatas
Borrowed from Malay atas.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordataxy
Variant of ataxia, from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”). By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + tax- (“order”) + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionate
Probably a remodelling of earlier eat by analogy with other strong verbs such as break:†brake, give:gave, speak:†spake; compare the same process in rare Middle English at (“ate”) besides more usual et. However, the pronu
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsateji
Borrowed from Japanese 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji) or 宛字(あてじ) (ateji).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatel-
See atelo- § Etymology.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaten
From ate + eaten.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatene
From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- +
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsatest
ate + -est
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatgar
Learned borrowing from Old English ætgār (“a short spear, dart, javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *atgaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *atgaizaz; equivalent to at- + gar (“s
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsatgo
From Middle English atgon, from Old English ætgān (“to go away, disappear”); equivalent to at- + go.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsathel
From Middle English athel, ethel, hathel (“noble; nobleman, hero”), from Old English æþele (“noble”), from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz (“of noble birth, noble”), from *aþalą (“nature; nobili
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsatigi
From Inupiaq atigi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordatilt
From a- + tilt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatimy
From Ancient Greek ἀτιμία (atimía, “disgrace”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordatlas
Borrowed from Latin Atlas, from the name of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Ἄτλας (Átlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”), from τλῆναι (tlênai, “to suffer”, “to endure”, “to bear”). The sense referring to books of maps
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsatled
delta spelled backwards, the symbol being an inverted delta: ∇.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatman
From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsatmo
From atmosphere.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatmo-
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “vapor, smoke, steam”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatole
From Spanish atole, from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsatoll
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) + तीर्थ (tīrtha) “level ford”. The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “wa
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsatom
From Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”, o-grade in τομ-) + -ος (-os
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsatomy
A variant of atomi, the plural of atomus (“hypothetical particle posited as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter; mote of dust in a sunbeam”) treated as a singular form. Atomus is derived from Latin atomus, fr
3 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsatone
From atone (“reconciled”), from Middle English atone, attone, atoon (“agreed”, literally “at one”), equivalent to at + one. Compare Latin adūnō (“to unite, make one”) for the similar formation. Regarding the different ph
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsatony
Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionatop
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- English top English atop From a- (“on”) + top.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsatopy
From Ancient Greek ἀτοπία (atopía, “extraordinary nature”), from ἄτοπος (átopos), from ἀ- (a-) + τόπος (tópos, “place”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionatray
From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordatren
From Middle English atrennen (“to run or flee out”), equivalent to at- + run. Compare German entrennen, English atrin.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsatrin
From Middle English atrinnen, ætrinnen, from Old English *ætrinnan, ætiernan (“to run away”), equivalent to at- + run. Compare atren.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsatrip
From a- + trip.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatsit
From Middle English atsitten, ætsitten, from Old English ætsittan (“to sit by, remain, stay, wait”), equivalent to at- + sit. See also asit.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsatt
From Lao ອັດ (ʼat).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordattB
Combined from att from attachment, and B for bacterium.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordattP
Combined from att from attachment, and P for phage.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatta
Probably from that's a with heavy simplification.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordattal
From Middle English atlien, ahtlien, from Old Norse ǽtla (“to intend, think, purpose”). More at ettle.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsattap
Borrowed from Malay atap (“roof”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordattar
Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsatter
From Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd-, *h₂oyd- (“tumor, abscess”),
1 source section · 17 relationship mentionsattic
From the practice of decorating the top storey of building facades in the Attic architectural style. From French attique, from Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsattle
Dialectal (Cornish) variation of addle.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordatto-
From Danish atten (“eighteen”), with reference to the (negative) exponent in the relevant power of ten; the same principle also explains femto-.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionatua
From Māori atua. Compare Tahitian atua, Samoan atua, Hawaiian akua.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordatwix
From Middle English atwix, atwixen, from a- + twix, twixt ("among"), from a- + tweox (“twofold”), from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaua
Borrowed from Māori aua.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordaudax
From Latin audāx, via Italian.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordaudio
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio-clip. English audio Clipping of audio-. Cogna
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsaudit
Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“to hear”). The sense of examine is because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsaue
From Māori auē.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordaugen
From German Augen (“eyes”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordauger
From a rebracketing of Middle English a nauger (seen as an + auger), from Old English nafugār (“nave drill”, literally “nave spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutc
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsauget
From French, diminutive of auge (“trough”), from Latin alveus (“hollow”), from alvus (“belly”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaught
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
5 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsaugur
Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordauk
From Icelandic álka, from Old Norse alka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”). Cognate with Swedish alka (“auk”), Norwegian and Danish alke (“auk”), Swedish dialectal all
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionsaul
Borrowed from Russian ау́л (aúl), from West (Kypchak) Turkic awul, awïl; compare Karachay-Balkar ауул (awul), Bashkir ауыл (awıl), Kazakh ауыл (awıl) and Turkish ağıl.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsaula
From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλά (aulá), the form of αὐλή (aulḗ, “forecourt”) in dialects other than Ionic and Attic.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsauld
From Scots auld or from Northern Middle English auld, aulde, awld, awlde, ald, alde, from Northumbrian Old English ald, variant of Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), from Proto-West
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsaulic
From Latin aulicus (“of a prince's court”), from aula (“royal court”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsaulos
From Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordaune
From French. See alnage.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaunt
From Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita (“father's sister”). Displaced native Middle English modrie (“aunt”) (from Old English mōdriġe (“maternal aunt”); compare Old Eng
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsaunty
Etymology tree English aunt Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English aunty From aunt + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsaur-
First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsaura
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsr̥h₂ Proto-Hellenic *auhrā Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)bor. Latin auralbor.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsaural
From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsauric
From Latin aurum + -ic.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsaurin
From Latin aurum (“gold”) + -in.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordauro-
See aur- § Etymology 1.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaurum
From Latin aurum (“gold”). Doublet of or.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordaush
Borrowed from Persian آش (âš) and Tajik ош (oš), ultimately from Turkic; compare Turkish aş.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsaut-
Source etymology material for aut-; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordautem
UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionautie
Clipping of autistic + -ie (diminutive suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordauto
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
4 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsauto-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)l
3 source sections · 1 relationship mentionauton
Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordauwai
Etymology tree Hawaiian ʻau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ Proto-Polynesian *wai Proto-Polynesian *wai Proto-Nuclear
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsauxic
From auxin + -ic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordauxin
Etymology tree Ancient Greek αὐξάνω (auxánō) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English auxin Fro
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsauxo-
From Latin auxi, perfect stem of augeo (“enlarge”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordava
Doublet of kava.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordavahi
From Malagasy avahy.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavail
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaval
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsavale
From Middle English avalen, from Old French avaler (“to descend”), a univerbation of a val (“to the valley”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsavant
Abbreviated from avant-garde.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordavar
Blend of animation + variable.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordavast
Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative of houden, “to hold”) + vast (“fast, firm, tight”). Doublet of hold fast.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsavaz
From Persian آواز.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavcat
From aviation, aviation carrier (aircraft carrier), and aviation turbine fuel (avtur).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordave
From Latin ave.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavel
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti Pro
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionaven
Borrowed from French aven.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordavens
From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaver
From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsavert
From Middle English averten, adverten, from Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin āvertere, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsavgas
A blend of aviation + gasoline.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordavi
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa Sanskrit अव (ava) Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Sanskrit तॄ (tṝ) Sanskrit तार (tāra) Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra)der. English avatar Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsavi-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avisbor. English avi- Borrowed from Latin avis (“bird”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsavian
From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ian.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavick
Borrowed from Irish a mhic (“literally, my son”), from a (“vocative marker”) + mhic (“lenited form of mic”), variant of mac (“son”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionavid
Etymology tree Latin aviduslbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsavie
From French à l'envie.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavine
From Latin avis (“bird”) + -ine.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavis
From Middle English avys, from Old French avis.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaviso
Borrowed from Spanish aviso (“advice”). Doublet of advice.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsavo
Borrowed from Portuguese avo.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordavoid
From Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, Old French esvuidier (“to empty out”), from es- + vuidier, from Vulgar Latin *vocitāre < Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately related to Latin vacuus. Displaced native
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsavoke
Compare avocate. Ultimately from Latin āvōcō, āvōcāre.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsavore
From Middle English avore.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordavow
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsavtur
From aviation turbine fuel.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaw
Natural exclamation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawa
Etymology tree Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ Proto-Polynesian *kawa Hawaiian ʻawabor. English awa Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawa.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawabi
Borrowed from Japanese あわび (“abalone”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordawag
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- English wag English awag From a- + wag.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsawait
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsawake
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-West Germanic
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsawara
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English awara, from Lokono awara.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaward
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Medieval Latin wardare Medieval Latin *exwardareder. Anglo-Norman awarderbor. Middle Engl
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsaware
Inherited from Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær (“aware”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawar, from Proto-Germanic *waraz (“aware, cautious”), from Proto-Indo-European *worós (“attentive”), fr
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionsawarn
From Middle English awarnye; equivalent to a- + warn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordawash
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English waschen English wash Eng
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsawave
From a- + wave.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawawa
Onomatopoeic, popularized by videos of the animal vocalizing on TikTok and Twitter circulating since late 2024.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaway
From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionsawaze
From Amharic አዋዜ (ʾäwaze).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordawdl
Borrowed from Welsh awdl.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawe
From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe,
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsawebo
Imitative; popularized on social media as an Internet meme.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaweel
ah + well
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordaweto
From Māori āwheto.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordawf
From Old Norse álfr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordawful
From Middle English agheful, awfull, auful, aȝefull, equivalent to awe + -ful. Compare Old English eġeful, eġefull (“terrifying; awful”). The “very bad” sense is a pejorative semantic shift from the original sense of “aw
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsawing
From a- + wing.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawink
From a- + wink.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawiwi
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻāwīwī.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawk
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke Engl
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsawkly
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke Engl
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsawks
Clipping of awkward + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawky
From awkward + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawl
From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsawlet
From awl + -let.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawmry
From armoire.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawn
Inherited from Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱ
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionsawned
From awn + -ed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawner
From awn + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawnry
Eye dialect spelling of ornery.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordawny
Etymology tree English awn Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English awny From awn + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsawork
From a- + work.
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