Where does “deadnamer” come from?
deadnamer (French) comes from English deadname, from English dead, from English -en, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
deadnamer (French): to deadname
Definitions
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Ancestry of “deadnamer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deadname | A previous name of a person who has since... |
| 2 | English | dead | No longer living; Devoid of life; Figuratively,... |
| 3 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |