Where does “fauxhawked” come from?
fauxhawked (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.
fauxhawked (English): Having a fauxhawk hairstyle
Definitions
- Having a fauxhawk hairstyle
Ancestry of “fauxhawked”, step by step
fauxhawked 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 fauxhawk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fauxhawk | An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a... |
| 2 | English | faux | fake or artificial |
| 3 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 4 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 5 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 6 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 7 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |