Where does “bikeshedding” come from?
bikeshedding (English) comes from English bikeshed, 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 — on, onto.
bikeshedding (English): Futile investment of time and energy in...
Definitions
- Futile investment of time and energy in...
Ancestry of “bikeshedding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bikeshed | An enclosed structure where bicycles may be... |
| 2 | English | watershed | The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent... |
| 3 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 4 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 5 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 6 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 7 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 8 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 9 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 10 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |