Where does “farmerish” come from?
farmerish (English) comes from English Farmer, from Middle English fermor, from Old English feormere, from Old English feormian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
farmerish (English): Characteristic of a farmer
Definitions
- Characteristic of a farmer
Ancestry of “farmerish”, step by step
farmerish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Farmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Farmer | the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft |
| 2 | Middle English | fermor | — |
| 3 | Old English | feormere | one who supplies with food, purveyor, grocer,... |
| 4 | Old English | feormian | to cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,... |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |