Where does “thickheadedness” come from?
thickheadedness (English) comes from English thickheaded, 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.
thickheadedness (English): stupidity
Definitions
- stupidity
Ancestry of “thickheadedness”, step by step
thickheadedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thickheaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thickheaded | stupid, obtuse or dumb |
| 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 |