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Where does “balancedness” come from?

balancedness (English) comes from English Ness, from Middle English nesse, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

balancedness (English): The state or quality of being balanced

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being balanced

Ancestry of “balancedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNess—
2Middle Englishnesse—
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “balancedness”

  • unbalancedness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →