Where does “bikeshed” come from?
bikeshed (English) comes from English watershed, from English shed, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
bikeshed (English): An enclosed structure where bicycles may be...
Definitions
- An enclosed structure where bicycles may be...
Ancestry of “bikeshed”, step by step
bikeshed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English watershed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | watershed | The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent... |
| 2 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English bike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bike | Clipping of bicycle; Clipping of motorbike;... |
| 2 | English | bicycle | A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the... |
| 3 | French | bicycle | bicycle |
| 4 | French | bi- | bi |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |