Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “gopherspace” come from?

gopherspace (English) comes from English Gopher, from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

gopherspace (English): The world of information available via the Gopher...

Definitions

  1. The world of information available via the Gopher...

Ancestry of “gopherspace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGopher—
2EnglishBlogA cocktail or punch served at science fiction...
3EnglishweblogA website in the form of an ongoing journal
4EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
5Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
6Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
7Latinlaubĭa—
8Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
9Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
10Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →