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Where does “faddism” come from?

faddism (English) comes 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, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

faddism (English): The behaviour of a faddist; following fads

Definitions

  1. The behaviour of a faddist; following fads

Ancestry of “faddism”, step by step

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