Where does “cruddiness” come from?
cruddiness (English) comes from English cruddy, from English crud, from Middle English crudde, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.
cruddiness (English): The quality of being cruddy
Definitions
- The quality of being cruddy
Ancestry of “cruddiness”, step by step
cruddiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cruddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cruddy | Full of crud; Crummy, lousy, worthless; Annoying,... |
| 2 | English | crud | Dirt, filth or refuse; Something of poor quality;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crudde | Milk that has coagulated or a cheese made of it;... |
| 4 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 5 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
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 |