Where does “antiheadache” come from?
antiheadache (English) comes from English headache, from Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe, from Old English eċe, from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".
antiheadache (English): Preventing or acting against headaches
Definitions
- Preventing or acting against headaches
Ancestry of “antiheadache”, step by step
antiheadache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English headache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | headache | A pain or ache in the head; A nuisance or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevedeche | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēafodeċe | pain in the head, headache |
| 4 | Old English | eċe | ache |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *aki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | akiz | ache, pain |
| 7 | Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
| 8 | Old Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |