Where does “fullhead” come from?
fullhead (English) comes from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
fullhead (English): Fullness; A castrated stag
Definitions
- Fullness; A castrated stag
Ancestry of “fullhead”, step by step
fullhead traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 2 | Middle English | fúl | very; much; to a great extent |
| 3 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Middle English fullhede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fullhede | — |