Where does “screwedness” come from?
screwedness (English) comes from English screwed, from English screw, from Middle English screw, from Old French escroue, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
screwedness (English): The state of being screwed
Definitions
- The state of being screwed
Ancestry of “screwedness”, step by step
screwedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English screwed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | screwed | fucked, beset with unfortunate circumstances that... |
| 2 | English | screw | A device that has a helical function; The motion... |
| 3 | Middle English | screw | — |
| 4 | Old French | escroue | nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip... |
| 5 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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 |