Where does “landladyish” come from?
landladyish (English) comes from English landlady, from English lady, from Middle English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe, from Old English hlāf, from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
landladyish (English): Suggesting or befitting a landlady
Definitions
- Suggesting or befitting a landlady
Ancestry of “landladyish”, step by step
landladyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landlady
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landlady | A female landlord |
| 2 | English | lady | The mistress of a household; A woman of breeding... |
| 3 | Middle English | lady | A woman with authority or leadership |
| 4 | Old English | hlǣfdīġe | bread-kneader; mistress of a household, wife of a... |
| 5 | Old English | hlāf | bread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaib | bread, loaf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |