Where does “supergrowth” come from?
supergrowth (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
supergrowth (English): A growth upon something else; Very rapid growth
Definitions
- A growth upon something else; Very rapid growth
Ancestry of “supergrowth”, step by step
supergrowth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English growth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | growth | An increase in size, number, value, or strength;... |
| 2 | English | -th | Used to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old English | -eþ | Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |