Where does “lamewad” come from?
lamewad (English) comes from English wad, from Middle English wadmal, from Old Norse váðmál, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
lamewad (English): A lame or uncool person
Definitions
- A lame or uncool person
Ancestry of “lamewad”, step by step
lamewad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wad | An amorphous, compact mass; A substantial pile; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | wadmal | woolen cloth |
| 3 | Old Norse | váðmál | woolen stuff |
| 4 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English lamé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamé | A fabric made from gold or silver threads and... |
| 2 | French | lamé | past participle of lamer |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |