Where does “malebrained” come from?
malebrained (English) comes from English brained, from English brain, from Middle English brayn, from Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic bragną, from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
malebrained (English): Being a transgender person who acts and thinks how a man (usually stereotypically) should whether the speaker approves or disapproves
Definitions
- Being a transgender person who acts and thinks how a man (usually stereotypically) should whether the speaker approves or disapproves
Ancestry of “malebrained”, step by step
malebrained traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brained
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brained | Having a particular kind or number of brain;... |
| 2 | English | brain | The control center of the central nervous system... |
| 3 | Middle English | brayn | The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;... |
| 4 | Old English | bræġn | brain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bragn | brain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bragną | brain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mregʰnom | skull, brain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English Malé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malé | — |
| 2 | Middle English | mele | Flour, especially that of wheat; The meal of... |
| 3 | Old English | melu | flour; meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | melu | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | melwą | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |