Where does “puckeriness” come from?
puckeriness (English) comes from English puckery, from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
puckeriness (English): The state or condition of being puckery
Definitions
- The state or condition of being puckery
Ancestry of “puckeriness”, step by step
puckeriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puckery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puckery | Very sour, so that the lips pucker; Inclined to... |
| 2 | English | pucker | To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to... |
| 3 | English | poke | To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or... |
| 4 | Middle English | poke | sack, pouch, bag |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | poke | sack |
| 6 | Frankish | *pokō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | bag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
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 |