Where does “paddywhackery” come from?
paddywhackery (English) comes from English paddywhack, from English paxwax, from Middle English faxwax, from Middle English waxen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
paddywhackery (English): A stereotyped portrayal of Irish people as...
Definitions
- A stereotyped portrayal of Irish people as...
Ancestry of “paddywhackery”, step by step
paddywhackery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paddywhack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paddywhack | An Irishman; A blow; a slap; A strong elastic... |
| 2 | English | paxwax | A strong ligament of the back of the neck in... |
| 3 | Middle English | faxwax | The nuchal ligament supporting the back of the neck |
| 4 | Middle English | waxen | To grow become larger |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |