Where does “light-headedly” come from?
light-headedly (English) comes from English light-headed, from English headed, from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
light-headedly (English): In a light-headed manner; with a light head
Definitions
- In a light-headed manner; with a light head
Ancestry of “light-headedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | light-headed | Disordered in the head; dizzy or feeling faint;... |
| 2 | English | headed | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name,... |
| 3 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |