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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

  1. Before the onset of a headache

Ancestry of “preheadache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheadacheA pain or ache in the head; A nuisance or...
2Middle Englishhevedeche—
3Old Englishhēafodeċepain in the head, headache
4Old Englisheċe—
5Proto-West Germanic*aki—
6Proto-Germanicakizache, pain
7Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
8Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
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