Where does “wackaloon” come from?
wackaloon (English) comes from English loon, from Middle English louen, from Middle English loue, from Middle English lah, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar — to lie.
wackaloon (English): A crazy person; an eccentric; a kook
Definitions
- A crazy person; an eccentric; a kook
Ancestry of “wackaloon”, step by step
wackaloon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loon | An idler, a lout; A boy, a lad; A harlot;... |
| 2 | Middle English | louen | to low |
| 3 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 4 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 5 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 6 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 7 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 8 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 9 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via English wacky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wacky | zany; eccentric; Alternative form of wacke |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |