Where does “hog-maned” come from?
hog-maned (English) comes from English hog, from English quahog, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
hog-maned (English): Of a horse: having the mane cut short
Definitions
- Of a horse: having the mane cut short
Ancestry of “hog-maned”, step by step
hog-maned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hog | Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of... |
| 2 | English | quahog | An edible clam with a hard shell found along the... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English maned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maned | Having a mane |
| 2 | English | mane | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal,... |
| 3 | Middle English | mane | Alternative form of man; A mane |
| 4 | Old English | manu | mane |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *manu | mane |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | manō | mane |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mony- | withers, crest, mane; crest, mane |