Where does “goldilocks” come from?
goldilocks (English) comes from English goldy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
goldilocks (English): A person with golden hair, especially a girl with...
Definitions
- A person with golden hair, especially a girl with...
Ancestry of “goldilocks”, step by step
goldilocks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goldy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goldy | golden |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English locks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locks | plural of lock; an head of hair, tresses;... |