Where does “pigginess” come from?
pigginess (English) comes from English piggy, from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.
pigginess (English): The quality of being piggy
Definitions
- The quality of being piggy
Ancestry of “pigginess”, step by step
pigginess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English piggy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piggy | A pig; A guinea pig; A toe |
| 2 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 3 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 4 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |