Where does “ashlessness” come from?
ashlessness (English) comes from English ashless, from English Ash, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
ashlessness (English): Absence of ash combustion product
Definitions
- Absence of ash combustion product
Ancestry of “ashlessness”, step by step
ashlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ashless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ashless | Without ash; That leaves no ash upon combustion |
| 2 | English | Ash | The Egyptian god of oases |
| 3 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 4 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 5 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 6 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
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 |