Where does “ringwormed” come from?
ringwormed (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
ringwormed (English): Infected with ringworm
Definitions
- Infected with ringworm
Ancestry of “ringwormed”, step by step
ringwormed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English ringworm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ringworm | A contagious fungal infection of the skin,... |
| 2 | English | worm | A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid... |
| 3 | Middle English | wurm | Alternative form of worm |
| 4 | Middle English | worm | A worm or similar small wormlike animal that... |
| 5 | Old English | wyrm | creeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,... |
| 6 | Old English | lēah | meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |