Where does “headdesk” come from?
headdesk (English) comes from English desk, from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
headdesk (English): Used to express frustration or irritated...
Definitions
- Used to express frustration or irritated...
Ancestry of “headdesk”, step by step
headdesk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desk | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries... |
| 2 | Middle English | deske | Alternative form of dosk |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | desca | — |
| 4 | Old Italian | desco | — |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |