Where does “gneissy” come from?
gneissy (English) comes from English gneiss, from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist, from Old High German gneisto, from Proto-Germanic gahnaistô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gneissy (English): Resembling or containing gneiss
Definitions
- Resembling or containing gneiss
Ancestry of “gneissy”, step by step
gneissy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gneiss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gneiss | A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock... |
| 2 | German | Gneis | gneiss |
| 3 | Middle High German | gneist | spark |
| 4 | Old High German | gneisto | spark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gahnaistô | spark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |