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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |