Where does “awryness” come from?
awryness (English) comes from English awry, from English a-, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
awryness (English): The state of being awry
Definitions
- The state of being awry
Ancestry of “awryness”, step by step
awryness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English awry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | awry | Obliquely, crookedly; askew; Perversely,... |
| 2 | English | a- | "arise, await"; "abide, amaze"; In, on, at; used... |
| 3 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
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 |