Where does “pushead” come from?
pushead (English) comes from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
pushead (English): A term of abuse
Definitions
- A term of abuse
Ancestry of “pushead”, step by step
pushead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English pus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pus | A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed... |
| 2 | Latin | pus | pus; foul, corrupt matter |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pūs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | púH-os ~ púH-es-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puH- | rotten, foul |