Where does “icicled” come from?
icicled (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
icicled (English): Hung with icicles
Definitions
- Hung with icicles
Ancestry of “icicled”, step by step
icicled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English icicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 2 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 3 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 4 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 5 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |