Where does “dropsied” come from?
dropsied (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
dropsied (English): Diseased with dropsy
Definitions
- Diseased with dropsy
Ancestry of “dropsied”, step by step
dropsied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English dropsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dropsy | Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive... |
| 2 | Middle English | idropesie | dropsy |
| 3 | Old French | ydropisie | swelling of the abdomen due to serum |
| 4 | Late Latin | hydropisia | — |
| 5 | Latin | hydropisis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὕδρωψ | edema |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | water |