Where does “gullywasher” come from?
gullywasher (English) comes from English washer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
gullywasher (English): An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm
Definitions
- An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm
Ancestry of “gullywasher”, step by step
gullywasher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English washer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | washer | Something that washes; especially an appliance... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English gully
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gully | A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn... |
| 2 | Middle English | golet | — |
| 3 | Old French | goulet | — |
| 4 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |