Where does “palefaced” come from?
palefaced (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
palefaced (English): Having a pale face
Definitions
- Having a pale face
Ancestry of “palefaced”, step by step
palefaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English paleface
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleface | A white person; a person of European descent |
| 2 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 3 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 4 | Old French | pal | — |
| 5 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |