Where does “cuddlecore” come from?
cuddlecore (English) comes from English Core, from English -core, from English hardcore, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną — to travel, tour.
cuddlecore (English): A twee, childlike style of alternative rock
Definitions
- A twee, childlike style of alternative rock
Ancestry of “cuddlecore”, step by step
cuddlecore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Core
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Core | The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades |
| 2 | English | -core | Applied to various genres of music and... |
| 3 | English | hardcore | Having an extreme dedication to a certain... |
| 4 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 5 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 6 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 7 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via English cuddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuddle | A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given... |
| 2 | Middle English | cudden | — |
| 3 | Middle English | kithen | Alternative form of kiþen; to be familiar with,... |
| 4 | Old English | cȳþan | to make known: tell, inform, announce, reveal, let know |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþijan | to make known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunþijaną | to make known, announce |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |