Where does “screechiness” come from?
screechiness (English) comes from English screechy, from English screech, from English skrech, from English scritch, from Middle English skriken, from Old Norse skríkja, from Proto-Germanic skrīkijaną, from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.
screechiness (English): The quality of being screechy
Definitions
- The quality of being screechy
Ancestry of “screechiness”, step by step
screechiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English screechy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | screechy | Resembling a screech; Given to screeching |
| 2 | English | screech | A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such... |
| 3 | English | skrech | — |
| 4 | English | scritch | a screech; A thrush; A light scratching sound,... |
| 5 | Middle English | skriken | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | skríkja | to shriek; to scream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skrīkijaną | to cry, scream, shriek |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skrīhaną | to shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerey- | to scream, screech; to scream, caw |
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 |