Where does “brickbatting” come from?
brickbatting (English) comes from English brickbat, from English Brick, from English Bridge, from Middle English brigge, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
brickbatting (English): The act of attacking by swinging or throwing brickbats
Definitions
- The act of attacking by swinging or throwing brickbats
Ancestry of “brickbatting”, step by step
brickbatting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brickbat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brickbat | A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if... |
| 2 | English | Brick | named after Joseph Brick |
| 3 | English | Bridge | OS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from |
| 4 | Middle English | brigge | A bridge |
| 5 | Old Norse | bryggja | pier, gangway |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |