Where does “headshunt” come from?
headshunt (English) comes from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
headshunt (English): A short length of track, provided to release...
Definitions
- A short length of track, provided to release...
Ancestry of “headshunt”, step by step
headshunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English shunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shunt | To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to |
| 2 | Middle English | schonten | To dodge, evade, or escape; to suddenly avoid |
| 3 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |