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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ANSWER. Etymology of the word
ANSWER.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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ANSWER,
to reply to. (E.) The lit. sense is 'to swear in opposition
to,' orig. used, no doubt, in trials by law. M.E. andswerien,
Layamon, ii. 518.—A.S. andswarian, adswerian, to reply to, lit.
to swear in opposition to; Grein, i. 6.—A.S. and-, in opposition to,
cognate with Gk. ἀντί (see
Anti-); and swerian, to swear; see
Swear.
Der. answer-able, answer-abl-y. ¶ The prefix
ant- in G. antworten, to
answer, is cognate with the A.S. prefix and- in the E. word.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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