Where does “basehead” come from?
basehead (English) comes from English freebase, from English Free, from English Freetown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
basehead (English): A habitual user of freebase; a crackhead
Definitions
- A habitual user of freebase; a crackhead
Ancestry of “basehead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | freebase | The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an... |
| 2 | English | Free | — |
| 3 | English | Freetown | — |
| 4 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 5 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 6 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 7 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |