Where does “urchiness” come from?

urchiness (English) comes from English urchin, from Middle English yrchoun, from Old French heriçun, from Old French eriz, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

urchiness (English): A female urchin

Definitions

  1. A female urchin

Ancestry of “urchiness”, step by step

urchiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English urchin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurchinA mischievous child; A street urchin, a child who...
2Middle Englishyrchounhedgehog; sea urchin; echinoderm; A stuffed pig...
3Old Frenchheriçunhedgehog
4Old Frencheriz
5Latinēriciushedgehog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗrEvery word from Latin ēricius