Where does “cowlicked” come from?
cowlicked (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.
cowlicked (English): In a cowlick
Definitions
- In a cowlick
Ancestry of “cowlicked”, step by step
cowlicked 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 cowlick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cowlick | An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks... |
| 2 | English | lick | The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue; The... |
| 3 | German | leute | people several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another, folk (folks), peeps slang, guys (boys and/or girls) |
| 4 | Middle High German | liute | — |
| 5 | Old High German | liuti | people, subordinates |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *liud(i) | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | man, person |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |