Where does “thickset” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided only shows English repeatedly without any older language sources, making it impossible to trace the word back to its origins or explain its sense development across languages. A valid etymology requires progression through different languages (such as Old English, Middle English, Latin, Proto-Germanic, etc.), not repetition within the same language.
Could you provide the actual etymological chain showing the word's development through earlier language stages?
thickset (English): Having a relatively short, heavy build; Densely...
Definitions
- Having a relatively short, heavy build; Densely...
Ancestry of “thickset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 2 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |