Where does “brickshaped” come from?
brickshaped (English) comes 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.
brickshaped (English): shaped like a brick
Definitions
- shaped like a brick
Ancestry of “brickshaped”, step by step
brickshaped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brick | named after Joseph Brick |
| 2 | English | Bridge | OS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from |
| 3 | Middle English | brigge | A bridge |
| 4 | Old Norse | bryggja | pier, gangway |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English shaped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaped | Having been given a shape, especially a curved... |
| 2 | English | shape | The status or condition of something; Condition... |
| 3 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 5 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |