Where does “larrikiness” come from?

larrikiness (English) comes from English larrikin, from English -kin, from Middle English -kin, from Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

larrikiness (English): A female larrikin

Definitions

  1. A female larrikin

Ancestry of “larrikiness”, step by step

larrikiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English larrikin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarrikinA brash and impertinent, possibly violent,...
2English-kinUsed to form adjectives expressing resemblance or...
3Middle English-kinsmall
4Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
5Proto-West Germanic*kunifamily, kin
6Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-