Where does “Algerianness” come from?
Algerianness (English) comes from English Algerian, from English Algeria, from English Alger, from Middle English Alger, from Middle Dutch âelgêer, from Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ — winter.
Algerianness (English): The quality, characteristic or state of being Algerian
Definitions
- The quality, characteristic or state of being Algerian
Ancestry of “Algerianness”, step by step
Algerianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Algerian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Algerian | A person from Algeria or of Algerian descent; Of,... |
| 2 | English | Algeria | — |
| 3 | English | Alger | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Alger | A spear for catching eels |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | âelgêer | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | gêer | spear |
| 7 | Old Dutch | gēr | spear, pike, javelin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |