Where does “bespokeness” come from?
bespokeness (English) comes from English bespoke, from English bespoken, from English bespeak, from Middle English bespeken, from Old English bespecan, from Proto-Germanic bisprekaną — to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame.
bespokeness (English): The quality of being bespoke
Definitions
- The quality of being bespoke
Ancestry of “bespokeness”, step by step
bespokeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bespoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bespoke | Individually or custom made; Relating to someone... |
| 2 | English | bespoken | past participle of bespeak; betrothed or engaged... |
| 3 | English | bespeak | To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | bespeken | — |
| 5 | Old English | bespecan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bisprekaną | to speak about, discuss, blame; to discuss, blame |
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 |