English
venison
Venison comes from Anglo-Norman veneisun, from Latin vēnātiō ‘hunt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to chase, pursue’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēnor‘to chase, hunt, pursue game/quarry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēnātiōas vēnātiō‘hunt’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400veneisun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venisoun‘the meat of game, especially venison’
- Englishtodayvenison
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēnor‘to chase, hunt, pursue game/quarry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēnātiōas vēnātiō‘hunt’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400veneisun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venisoun‘the meat of game, especially venison’
- Englishtodayvenison
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to chase, pursue’
previous, obvious, virtual, violent, inevitable, violation, virtue, voyage, violate, trivial, trivia, convey, vengeance, envoy, virtuous, deviation, vis, deviant, wer, avenge, vindication, viaduct, virtuoso, ochre, vim, virile, virility, violator, inviolable, virago, trivium, obviate, 54 more
Today it means
noun The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- / venison