Where does “marrowish” come from?

marrowish (English) comes from English ish, from English -ish, from Middle English -ish, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

marrowish (English): Similar to bone marrow

Definitions

  1. Similar to bone marrow

Ancestry of “marrowish”, step by step

marrowish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via English marrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarrowThe substance inside bones which produces blood...
2Middle Englishmary
3Old Englishmeargmarrow
4Proto-West Germanic*maʀgmarrow
5Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from English -ishEvery word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz
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