Where does “laideune” come from?
laideune (Norman) comes from Norman eune, from Old French une, from Latin ūna, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
laideune (Norman): ugly character, good-for-nothing
Definitions
- ugly character, good-for-nothing
Ancestry of “laideune”, step by step
laideune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman eune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | eune | a / an |
| 2 | Old French | une | a, an |
| 3 | Latin | ūna | together, simultaneously, at the same time |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Norman laid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | laid | ugly |
| 2 | Old French | laid | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | laitus | unpleasant, ugly; unpleasant, disgusting, ugly |
| 4 | Frankish | laiþ | unpleasant, obstinate, odious; unpleasant,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |