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Where does “livelocked” come from?

livelocked (English) comes from English livelock, from English live, from English -en, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

livelocked (English): Unable to proceed because of livelock

Definitions

  1. Unable to proceed because of livelock

Ancestry of “livelocked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlivelockA condition resembling deadlock in which various...
2EnglishliveTo be alive; to have life; To have permanent...
3English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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