Where does “scarecrowish” come from?
scarecrowish (English) comes from English scarecrow, from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
scarecrowish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow
Ancestry of “scarecrowish”, step by step
scarecrowish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scarecrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scarecrow | An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in... |
| 2 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 4 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 5 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |