Where does “motherfreaking” come from?
motherfreaking (English) comes from English motherfucking, from English motherfucker, from English fucker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
motherfreaking (English): 2014 May 13, Matthew Inman, “What it’s like to...
Definitions
- 2014 May 13, Matthew Inman, “What it’s like to...
Ancestry of “motherfreaking”, step by step
motherfreaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English motherfucking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motherfucking | 2006 August 17, Snakes on a Plane, spoken by... |
| 2 | English | motherfucker | An extremely contemptible or mean person; Any... |
| 3 | English | fucker | An undesirable person; The object of some effort;... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English freaking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freaking | present participle of freak; A streak or... |
| 2 | English | freak | A sudden change of mind; Someone or something... |
| 3 | Middle English | freke | a bold man, warrior, man, creature |
| 4 | Old English | freca | a bold man, warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frekô | an active or eager man; a bold warrior; wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frekaz | greedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pereg- | — |