Where does “loggerhead” come from?
loggerhead (English) comes from English logger, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
loggerhead (English): A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt; A metal...
Definitions
- A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt; A metal...
Ancestry of “loggerhead”, step by step
loggerhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logger | A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees;... |
| 2 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 3 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 4 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 5 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 6 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |