Where does “spinsterish” come from?
spinsterish (English) comes from English spinster, from Middle English spynnestere, from Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
spinsterish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a spinster
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a spinster
Ancestry of “spinsterish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spinster | A woman who has never been married, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | spynnestere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 4 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
Words derived from “spinsterish”