Where does “strangerhood” come from?

strangerhood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

strangerhood (English): The quality of being a stranger

Definitions

  1. The quality of being a stranger

Ancestry of “strangerhood”, step by step

strangerhood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoodA covering for the head attached to a larger...
2Middle EnglishhodeAlternative form of hoden; Alternative form of...
3EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
4Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
5Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
6Old Norse-ith
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English stranger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstrangercomparative form of strange: more strange; A...
2Middle Englishstraungerforeigner, alien; comparative degree of straunge
3Old Frenchestrangierforeigner
4Old Frenchestrangeforeign; overseas; foreigner; non-native
5Latinextrāneusforeign
6Latinextrāon the outside
7LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
8Proto-Italic*eksteros
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin
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