Where does “lardiness” come from?
lardiness (English) comes from English lardy, from English lard, from Middle English lard, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
lardiness (English): The quality of being lardy
Definitions
- The quality of being lardy
Ancestry of “lardiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lardy | Resembling or containing lard; fat or... |
| 2 | English | lard | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as... |
| 3 | Middle English | lard | — |
| 4 | Middle English | lord | lord; Lord |
| 5 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 6 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 7 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 8 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 9 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 12 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |