Where does “chonkiness” come from?
chonkiness (English) comes from English chonky, from English chunky, from English chunk, from English Chuck, from English chock, from French choquer, from German schockieren, from Spanish chocar — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
chonkiness (English): The quality of being chonky
Definitions
- The quality of being chonky
Ancestry of “chonkiness”, step by step
chonkiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chonky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chonky | — |
| 2 | English | chunky | Having chunks; Fat; Of a cat: having a large,... |
| 3 | English | chunk | A part of something that has been separated; A... |
| 4 | English | Chuck | a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe |
| 5 | English | chock | Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially... |
| 6 | French | choquer | to hit, to collide; to shock |
| 7 | German | schockieren | to shock |
| 8 | Spanish | chocar | to crash; to bump into, to collide with; to... |
| 9 | Portuguese | chocar | to brood; to hatch; to linger |
| 10 | Russian | шоки́ровать | to horrify, to scandalize, to shock |
| 11 | Russian | шок | shock |
| 12 | French | choc | hit, strike; shock; electrical shock |
| 13 | Old French | choquer | to strike against |
| 14 | Frankish | skukkōn | — |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | skukkōną | to shake, move swiftly |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |