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Where does “faddiness” come from?

faddiness (English) comes from English faddy, from English fad, from Old English gefæd, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

faddiness (English): The quality of being faddy

Definitions

  1. The quality of being faddy

Ancestry of “faddiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaddyHaving characteristics of a fad; fussy, having...
2EnglishfadA phenomenon that becomes popular for a very...
3Old Englishgefædorderly; tidy; well-regulated; well-behaved;...
4Old Englishġe-—
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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