Where does “queerishness” come from?
queerishness (English) comes from English queerish, from English queer, from Middle Low German queer, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
queerishness (English): The quality of being queerish
Definitions
- The quality of being queerish
Ancestry of “queerishness”, step by step
queerishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English queerish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queerish | Somewhat queer |
| 2 | English | queer | Weird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | queer | oblique, off-center |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
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 |