Where does “antideadlock” come from?
antideadlock (English) comes from English deadlock, from English dead, from English -en, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
antideadlock (English): Preventing deadlock
Ancestry of “antideadlock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deadlock | A standstill resulting from the opposition of two... |
| 2 | English | dead | No longer living; Devoid of life; Figuratively,... |
| 3 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |