Where does “buddyslash” come from?
buddyslash (English) comes from English Buddy, 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.
buddyslash (English): Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or...
Definitions
- Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or...
Ancestry of “buddyslash”, step by step
buddyslash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Buddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Buddy | A male nickname |
| 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 slash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slash | A slashing action or motion, "particularly"; A... |
| 2 | French | esclachier | to break |
| 3 | Frankish | slaitan | to split, break |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slaitijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |