Etymology of substitution by etymonline

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit visti "changing, changeable;" Old English wac "weak, pliant ...

Etymology of news by etymonline

late 14c., "new things," plural of new (n.) "new thing" (see new (adj.)); after French nouvelles, which was used in Bible translations.

or | Etymology of or by etymonline

c. 1200, "either, else, otherwise, as an alternative or substitute," from Old English conjunction oþþe "either, or," which is related to Old Frisian ieftha.

Etymology of assume by etymonline

early 15c., assumen, "arrogate, take upon oneself," from Latin assumere, adsumere "to take up, take to oneself, take besides, obtain in addition ...

set | Etymology of set by etymonline

This is from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satejanan "to cause to sit, set" (source also of Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian ...

go | Etymology of go by etymonline

Meaning "cease to exist" is from c. 1200; that of "to appear" (with reference to dress, appearance, etc.) is from late 14c.; that of "to be ...

Y | Etymology of the name Y by etymonline

The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a French scribal habit before minims to avoid ...

Etymology of status by etymonline

*stā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing." It ...

Etymology of now by etymonline

This is from PIE *newo- "new" (source also of Sanskrit navah, Persian nau, Hittite newash, Greek neos, Lithuanian naujas, Old Church Slavonic ...

*sta- | Etymology of root *sta- by etymonline

*sta- ... *stā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing ...

Etymology of ablaut by etymonline

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit apa "away from," Avestan apa "away from," Greek apo "from, ...

form | Etymology of form by etymonline

c. 1300, formen, fourmen, "create, give life to, give shape or structure to; make, build, construct, devise," from Old French fourmer "formulate ...

bring | Etymology of bring by etymonline

Old English bringan "to bear, convey, take along in coming; bring forth, produce, present, offer" (past tense brohte, past participle broht), from Proto- ...

Etymology of changing by etymonline

c. 1200, "to alter, make different, change" (transitive); early 13c. as "to substitute one for another;" mid-13c.

full | Etymology of full by etymonline

Perhaps the Middle English word was from Old English agent-noun fullere, which probably was formed from Latin fullo with a native ending. also ...

Etymology of break by etymonline

The intransitive sense of "be or become separated into fragments or parts under action of some force" is from late 12c. The meaning "lessen, ...

Etymology of proxy by etymonline

early 15c., procusie, proccy, prokecye, "agency of one who acts instead of another, office or authority of a substitute; letter of power of ...

new | Etymology of new by etymonline

As a noun, "that which is new," also in Old English. There was a verb form in Old English (niwian, neowian) and Middle English (neuen) "make, ...

Etymology of tongue by etymonline

By normal evolution in Modern English it would be *tung. For substitution of -o- for -u-, see come. The spelling of the ending of the word ...

Etymology of purpose by etymonline

The notion is "place before as something to be done." The French word took the place of Latin proponare (for this substitution, see pose (v.1)).