Where does “lonely-hearted” come from?
lonely-hearted (English) comes from English lonely, from English Lone, from English alone, from Middle English allone, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
lonely-hearted (English): Yearning for affection and companionship
Definitions
- Yearning for affection and companionship
Ancestry of “lonely-hearted”, step by step
lonely-hearted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lonely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lonely | Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact... |
| 2 | English | Lone | Solitary; having no companion |
| 3 | English | alone | By oneself, solitary; Apart from, or exclusive... |
| 4 | Middle English | allone | alone |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English hearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hearted | simple past tense and past participle of heart;... |
| 2 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 4 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |