Where does “garlickiness” come from?
garlickiness (English) comes from English garlicky, from English garlic, from Middle English garlek, from Old English gārlēac, from Old English lēac, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
garlickiness (English): The quality of being garlicky
Definitions
- The quality of being garlicky
Ancestry of “garlickiness”, step by step
garlickiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garlicky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garlicky | Tasting or smelling of garlic |
| 2 | English | garlic | A plant, "Allium sativum", related to the onion,... |
| 3 | Middle English | garlek | garlic |
| 4 | Old English | gārlēac | garlic |
| 5 | Old English | lēac | onion, leek; leek; a garden herb, leek, onion,... |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |