Where does “wonkdom” come from?
wonkdom (English) comes from English wonk, from English wonky, from English wanky, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic wankul, from Proto-West Germanic wankōn, from Proto-Germanic wankōną — to bring; to transport.
wonkdom (English): The realm or sphere of wonks; wonkery
Definitions
- The realm or sphere of wonks; wonkery
Ancestry of “wonkdom”, step by step
wonkdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wonk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wonk | An overly studious person, particularly student;... |
| 2 | English | wonky | Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre; Feeble, shaky... |
| 3 | English | wanky | Like a wanker; foolish or objectionable;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wankel | unstable, mutable, tottering, unconstant |
| 5 | Old English | wancol | unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wankul | swaying, wavering, tottering; shaky, unsteady,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wankōn | to sway, to waver |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wankōną | to sway, to waver |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |