Where does “haggishness” come from?
haggishness (English) comes from English haggish, from English hag, from Middle English hag, from Old Norse hǫgg, from Proto-Germanic hawwą, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
haggishness (English): The quality of being haggish
Definitions
- The quality of being haggish
Ancestry of “haggishness”, step by step
haggishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haggish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haggish | Like a hag |
| 2 | English | hag | A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard; An... |
| 3 | Middle English | hag | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫgg | a blow, strike |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwą | blow, hit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
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 |