Where does “half-bakedness” come from?
half-bakedness (English) comes from English half-baked, from English half-, from Middle English half-, from Old English healf-, from Old English healf, from Proto-Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
half-bakedness (English): The state or quality of being half-baked
Definitions
- The state or quality of being half-baked
Ancestry of “half-bakedness”, step by step
half-bakedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English half-baked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | half-baked | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |
| 2 | English | half- | half or partial; not complete; Used before... |
| 3 | Middle English | half- | — |
| 4 | Old English | healf- | half |
| 5 | Old English | healf | side; half; partly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *halb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
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 |