etymon

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The etymon is in old English wrestling�to have on the hip; to render an opponent powerless because tractionless.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was and wast, are the same as were and wert in meaning, being derived from the same etymon.

From Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. by Balch, William Stevens

A pertinent instance will be found in the true etymon of Brytenwealda, given by Mr. Kemble in his chapter "On the Growth of the kingly Power."

From Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 by Various

Förstemann finds an etymon in Old High German stur, Old Norse stôr, great.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert

If this etymon be deemed unsatisfactory, they offer the following: from the Fr. isle, It. isola, Lat. insula, the word island, they say, is easily deflected.

From Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George