Where does “glitchcore” come from?
glitchcore (English) comes from English glitch, from Yiddish גליטש, from German glitschig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.
glitchcore (English): A subgenre of glitch music
Definitions
- A subgenre of glitch music
Ancestry of “glitchcore”, step by step
glitchcore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glitch | A problem affecting function; An unexpected... |
| 2 | Yiddish | גליטש | slippery area; skating rink |
| 3 | German | glitschig | slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy |
| 4 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 5 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 6 | German | Jahr | year |
| 7 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via English Core
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Core | The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades |
| 2 | English | -core | Applied to various genres of music and... |
| 3 | English | hardcore | Having an extreme dedication to a certain... |
| 4 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 5 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 6 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 7 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |