Where does “beinglessness” come from?
beinglessness (English) comes from English beingless, from English being, from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
beinglessness (English): Absence of being
Definitions
- Absence of being
Ancestry of “beinglessness”, step by step
beinglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beingless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beingless | Devoid of being; nonexistent; Devoid of living... |
| 2 | English | being | present participle of be; A living creature; The... |
| 3 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 4 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 5 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 6 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |