Where does “feeble-mindedness” come from?
feeble-mindedness (English) comes from English feeble-minded, from English minded, from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
feeble-mindedness (English): The quality of being feeble-minded
Definitions
- The quality of being feeble-minded
Ancestry of “feeble-mindedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feeble-minded | Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or... |
| 2 | English | minded | Having a mind for something or a certain way of... |
| 3 | English | mind | The ability for rational thought; The ability to... |
| 4 | Middle English | minde | — |
| 5 | Old English | mynd | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamundiz | remembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |