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Where does “bulkheading” come from?

bulkheading (English) comes from English bulkhead, 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.

bulkheading (English): bulkheads in general

Definitions

  1. bulkheads in general

Ancestry of “bulkheading”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulkheadA vertical partition dividing the hull into...
2EnglishheadThe part of the body of an animal or human which...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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