weasand

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (dialectal) The oesophagus; the gullet.
2. (dialectal) The throat or windpipe.

Sinonieme

larynx

throat

windpipe

Vertalings

λάρυγγας

τραχεία

λάρυγξ

gırtlak

nefes borusu

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwiːzənd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: wesand

Geërf van Old English: *wǣsend

Verwante met Old Frisian: wāsande

Verwante met Old Saxon: wāsendi

Verwante met Old High German: weisant

Verwante met Middle High German: weisant

Verwante met Bavarian: Waisel

Verwante met Switserse Duits: Weisel

In summary

Inherited from Middle English wesand, wesande, wesaunt, from Old English *wǣsend, wāsend (“weasand, windpipe, gullet”), from Proto-West Germanic *waisund, *waisundu (“windpipe, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, run”). Cognate with Old Frisian wāsande (“weasand”), Old Saxon wāsendi, Old High German weisant (“windpipe”), Middle High German weisant (“windpipe”), Bavarian Waisel, Wasel, Wasling (“the gullet of ruminating animals”), Alemannic German Weisel (“esophagus (of an animal)”).