Where does “bathlessness” come from?
bathlessness (English) comes from English bathless, from English Bath, from Middle English baþ, from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
bathlessness (English): Absence of baths
Definitions
- Absence of baths
Ancestry of “bathlessness”, step by step
bathlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bathless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bathless | Without a bath |
| 2 | English | Bath | An English marquisate |
| 3 | Middle English | baþ | Alternative form of bath |
| 4 | Old English | bæþ | bath; baptismal font |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |
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 |