Where does “penny-dreadfulism” come from?
penny-dreadfulism (English) comes from English penny dreadful, from English dreadful, from Middle English dredful, from Middle English dred, from Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan, from Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic andarādan — on, onto.
penny-dreadfulism (English): The sensationalistic writing style of a penny...
Definitions
- The sensationalistic writing style of a penny...
Ancestry of “penny-dreadfulism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | penny dreadful | A cheap paperback book, "particularly" those... |
| 2 | English | dreadful | Full of something causing dread, "whether"; Full... |
| 3 | Middle English | dredful | — |
| 4 | Middle English | dred | — |
| 5 | Middle English | dreden | — |
| 6 | Old English | drǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 7 | Old English | ondrǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andarādan | to be afraid, fear; to be in awe |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |