Where does “fenderhead” come from?
fenderhead (English) comes from English fender, from English fend, from Middle English fēnd, from Old English fēond, from Proto-Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
fenderhead (English): a dolt
Definitions
- a dolt
Ancestry of “fenderhead”, step by step
fenderhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fender | panel of a car which encloses the wheel area,... |
| 2 | English | fend | To take care of oneself; to take responsibility... |
| 3 | Middle English | fēnd | An enemy, foe or fiend |
| 4 | Old English | fēond | enemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fijand | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |