Where does “headachy” come from?
headachy (English) comes from English headache, from Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe, from Old English eċe, from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".
headachy (English): Suffering from a headache; Resembling or...
Definitions
- Suffering from a headache; Resembling or...
Ancestry of “headachy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | headache | A pain or ache in the head; A nuisance or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevedeche | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēafodeċe | pain in the head, headache |
| 4 | Old English | eċe | ache |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *aki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | akiz | ache, pain |
| 7 | Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
| 8 | Old Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |