Where does “thimbleeye” come from?
thimbleeye (English) comes from English thimble, from Middle English thymbyll, from Old English þȳmel, from Old English þūma, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
thimbleeye (English): A fish, the chub mackerel, Scomber colias
Definitions
- A fish, the chub mackerel, Scomber colias
Ancestry of “thimbleeye”, step by step
thimbleeye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thimble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thimble | A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers,... |
| 2 | Middle English | thymbyll | thimble |
| 3 | Old English | þȳmel | thumbstall; fingerstall; thimble |
| 4 | Old English | þūma | thumb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þūmō | thumb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English Eye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |