Where does “stickyweed” come from?
stickyweed (English) comes from English sticky, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
stickyweed (English): A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing
Definitions
- A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing
Ancestry of “stickyweed”, step by step
stickyweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sticky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sticky | Able or likely to stick; Potentially difficult to... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |