Where does “Nigerianness” come from?
Nigerianness (English) comes from English Nigerian, from Swedish -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
Nigerianness (English): The quality of being Nigerian
Definitions
- The quality of being Nigerian
Ancestry of “Nigerianness”, step by step
Nigerianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nigerian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nigerian | A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent; Of,... |
| 2 | Swedish | -an | making a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |
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 |