Where does “baby shower” come from?
baby shower (Spanish) comes from English baby shower, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
baby shower (Spanish): baby shower
Definitions
- baby shower
Ancestry of “baby shower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baby shower | A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s) |
| 2 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |