Where does “Vienneseness” come from?
Vienneseness (English) comes from English Viennese, from English Vienna, from German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, from Latin Vedunia, from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- — two.
Vienneseness (English): The quality of being Viennese
Definitions
- The quality of being Viennese
Ancestry of “Vienneseness”, step by step
Vienneseness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Viennese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Viennese | An inhabitant or a resident of Vienna; Relating... |
| 2 | English | Vienna | — |
| 3 | German | Wien | Vienna |
| 4 | Middle High German | Wienne | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Wienna | — |
| 6 | Latin | Vedunia | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | widus | wood, trees |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |