Where does “eggheadery” come from?
eggheadery (English) comes from English egghead, 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.
eggheadery (English): The characteristic behaviour of eggheads; nerdy scientific thinking
Definitions
- The characteristic behaviour of eggheads; nerdy scientific thinking
Ancestry of “eggheadery”, step by step
eggheadery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English egghead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | egghead | A bald person, especially a man; A bald head; A... |
| 2 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |