Where does “strongheadedness” come from?
strongheadedness (English) comes from English strongheaded, from English headed, from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
strongheadedness (English): The state or condition of being strongheaded
Definitions
- The state or condition of being strongheaded
Ancestry of “strongheadedness”, step by step
strongheadedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strongheaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strongheaded | — |
| 2 | English | headed | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name,... |
| 3 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |