Where does “dragonriding” come from?
dragonriding (English) comes from English dragon, from English drag queen, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
dragonriding (English): The act of riding a dragon
Definitions
- The act of riding a dragon
Ancestry of “dragonriding”, step by step
dragonriding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragon | A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature; An... |
| 2 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via English riding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | riding | present participle of ride; A path cut through... |
| 2 | English | trithing | One of three ancient divisions of a county in... |
| 3 | Middle English | trithing | — |
| 4 | Old English | þriðing | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | þriðjungr | third part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |