Where does “deathrocker” come from?
deathrocker (English) comes from English deathrock, from English death, from Middle English deth, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
deathrocker (English): An aficionado of deathrock music
Definitions
- An aficionado of deathrock music
Ancestry of “deathrocker”, step by step
deathrocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deathrock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deathrock | A subgenre of punk rock, incorporating horror... |
| 2 | English | death | The cessation of life and all associated... |
| 3 | Middle English | deth | Alternative form of deeth |
| 4 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |