Where does “superfalsehood” come from?
superfalsehood (English) comes from English falsehood, from Middle English falshede, from Middle English hede, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r — resin, gum; to say, speak.
superfalsehood (English): In supervaluationism, the quality of being...
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- In supervaluationism, the quality of being...
Ancestry of “superfalsehood”, step by step
superfalsehood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English falsehood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | falsehood | The property of being false; A false statement,... |
| 2 | Middle English | falshede | falseness; falsehood |
| 3 | Middle English | hede | Alternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed |
| 4 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 5 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 6 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 7 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |