Where does “crybaby” come from?
crybaby (English) comes from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
crybaby (English): A baby who cries excessively; Someone whose...
Definitions
- A baby who cries excessively; Someone whose...
Ancestry of “crybaby”, step by step
crybaby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English cry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cry | To shed tears; to weep; To utter loudly; to call... |
| 2 | Middle English | crien | to shout; to cry out |
| 3 | Old French | crier | to cry out; to shout |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | critare | — |
| 5 | Latin | quirito | I call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwey- | to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,... |