Where does “bladelessness” come from?
bladelessness (English) comes from English bladeless, from English blade, from Middle English blade, from Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
bladelessness (English): Lack of a blade
Definitions
- Lack of a blade
Ancestry of “bladelessness”, step by step
bladelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bladeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bladeless | Having no blade |
| 2 | English | blade | The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blade | A leaf or blade; a piece foliage in general; A... |
| 4 | Old English | blæd | a leaf; the broad, flat blade of a utensil;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |