Where does “glitchiness” come from?
glitchiness (English) comes from English glitchy, from English glitch, from Yiddish גליטש, from German glitschig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār — year.
glitchiness (English): quality of being prone to glitches
Definitions
- quality of being prone to glitches
Ancestry of “glitchiness”, step by step
glitchiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glitchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glitchy | Prone to glitches; Characteristic of glitch or... |
| 2 | English | glitch | A problem affecting function; An unexpected... |
| 3 | Yiddish | גליטש | slippery area; skating rink |
| 4 | German | glitschig | slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy |
| 5 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 6 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 7 | German | Jahr | year |
| 8 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 9 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
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 |