Where does “preheadache” come from?
preheadache (English) comes from English headache, from Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe, from Old English eċe, from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".
preheadache (English): Before the onset of a headache
Definitions
- Before the onset of a headache
Ancestry of “preheadache”, step by step
preheadache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English headache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | headache | A pain or ache in the head; A nuisance or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevedeche | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēafodeċe | pain in the head, headache |
| 4 | Old English | eċe | ache |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *aki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | akiz | ache, pain |
| 7 | Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
| 8 | Old Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |