Where does “bonnethead” come from?
bonnethead (English) comes from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bonnethead (English): A form of hammerhead shark, "Sphyrna tiburo"
Definitions
- A form of hammerhead shark, "Sphyrna tiburo"
Ancestry of “bonnethead”, step by step
bonnethead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English bonnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonnet | A type of hat, once worn by women or children,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bonet | cap, bonnet |
| 3 | Middle French | bonet | — |
| 4 | Old French | bonet | material from which hats are made |
| 5 | Frankish | bunni | that which is bound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bundiją | bundle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |