Where does “basslessness” come from?
basslessness (English) comes from English bassless, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos — top, tip, point.
basslessness (English): Absence of bass
Definitions
- Absence of bass
Ancestry of “basslessness”, step by step
basslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bassless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bassless | Lacking a bass |
| 2 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 3 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 5 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
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 |