Where does “cottonmouthed” come from?
cottonmouthed (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
cottonmouthed (English): Suffering from cottonmouth; characterized by cottonmouth
Definitions
- Suffering from cottonmouth; characterized by cottonmouth
Ancestry of “cottonmouthed”, step by step
cottonmouthed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English cottonmouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cottonmouth | An oral dryness often associated with certain... |
| 2 | English | Cotton | The name of several settlements around the world |
| 3 | Middle English | cotoun | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | cotun | — |
| 5 | Middle English | coton | cotton fiber of |
| 6 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 7 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 8 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 9 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |