English
hyemal
Hyemal comes from Latin hiemalis ‘of winter’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰey-‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰéyōm‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hiem-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiems‘winter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiemalis‘of winter’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1683hyemal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰey-‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰéyōm‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hiem-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiems‘winter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiemalis‘of winter’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1683hyemal
Earliest quotation: c. 1683, Thomas Brown [i.e., (please specify the page): “But, beside vernal, æstival and autumnal, made of flowers,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- ‘winter’
gore, hibernation, chimera, hibernate, goad, ahimsa, 12 more
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- / hyemal