Where does “heiferhood” come from?
heiferhood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
heiferhood (English): The state or time of being a heifer
Definitions
- The state or time of being a heifer
Ancestry of “heiferhood”, step by step
heiferhood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English heifer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heifer | A young female cow, one over one year old but... |
| 2 | Middle English | heyfre | A heifer young female cow |
| 3 | Old English | heahfore | heifer |
| 4 | Old English | heah | high, tall; exalted, illustrious, important;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauh | high |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |