Where does “prickshaft” come from?
prickshaft (English) comes from English prick, from Middle English prikken, from Old English prician, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
prickshaft (English): An arrow
Definitions
- An arrow
Ancestry of “prickshaft”, step by step
prickshaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prick | A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing;... |
| 2 | Middle English | prikken | to prick, pierce |
| 3 | Old English | prician | to prick |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English shaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaft | The entire body of a long weapon, such as an... |
| 2 | Old English | sċeaft | shaft; creation |
| 3 | Old English | sċieppan | to form; shape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |