Where does “looniness” come from?
looniness (English) comes from English loony, from English loon, from Middle English louen, from Middle English loue, from Middle English lah, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger — to lie.
looniness (English): The state or condition of being loony; craziness,...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being loony; craziness,...
Ancestry of “looniness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | loony | Insane; Very silly, absurd; An insane or very... |
| 2 | English | loon | An idler, a lout; A boy, a lad; A harlot;... |
| 3 | Middle English | louen | to low |
| 4 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 5 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 6 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 7 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 8 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 9 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 10 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |