Where does “huffishness” come from?
huffishness (English) comes from English huffish, from English huff, from English hough, from Middle English hough, from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
huffishness (English): The quality of being huffish
Definitions
- The quality of being huffish
Ancestry of “huffishness”, step by step
huffishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English huffish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huffish | Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant |
| 2 | English | huff | A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh; An expression of... |
| 3 | English | hough | The hollow behind the knee; To hamstring;... |
| 4 | Middle English | hough | The heel rear of a foot |
| 5 | Old English | hōh | heel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄h | heel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaz | heel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |