Where does “lightheadedly” come from?
lightheadedly (English) comes from English light-headedly, 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 — -y, -ic.
lightheadedly (English): Alternative form of light-headedly
Definitions
- Alternative form of light-headedly
Ancestry of “lightheadedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | light-headedly | In a light-headed manner; with a light head |
| 2 | English | light-headed | Disordered in the head; dizzy or feeling faint;... |
| 3 | English | headed | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name,... |
| 4 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 5 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 6 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 7 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |