Where does “quirkyalone” come from?
quirkyalone (English) comes from English alone, from Middle English allone, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
quirkyalone (English): Someone who enjoys being single and generally...
Definitions
- Someone who enjoys being single and generally...
Ancestry of “quirkyalone”, step by step
quirkyalone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alone | By oneself, solitary; Apart from, or exclusive... |
| 2 | Middle English | allone | alone |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English quirky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quirky | Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a... |
| 2 | English | Quirk | An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone |
| 3 | English | querk | To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate; To grunt;... |
| 4 | Middle English | querken | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | kvirkja | to strangle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwirkijaną | to strangle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwerkō | throat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |