Where does “treacled” come from?
treacled (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
treacled (English): Covered with treacle
Definitions
- Covered with treacle
Ancestry of “treacled”, step by step
treacled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English treacle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treacle | A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or... |
| 2 | Middle English | triacle | treacle, theriac |
| 3 | Old French | triacle | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *triaca | — |
| 5 | Latin | theriaca | antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θηριακή | an antidote against a poisonous bite |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |