Where does “curlyhead” come from?
curlyhead (English) comes from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
curlyhead (English): A person with curly hair
Definitions
- A person with curly hair
Ancestry of “curlyhead”, step by step
curlyhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 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 curly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curly | Having curls; Curling in a direction, as opposed... |
| 2 | English | curl | A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | crulle | curled, curly |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | crul | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kruzlǭ | bent or crooked object, curl; that which is... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grus- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gurus- | twist, curl |