Where does “blemishlessness” come from?
blemishlessness (English) comes from English blemishless, from English blemish, from Middle English blemisshen, from Old French blemir, from Frankish blesmijan, from Frankish blasmi, from Proto-Germanic blasaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blemishlessness (English): Absence of blemishes
Definitions
- Absence of blemishes
Ancestry of “blemishlessness”, step by step
blemishlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blemishless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blemishless | Unblemished; without blemishes |
| 2 | English | blemish | A small flaw which spoils the appearance of... |
| 3 | Middle English | blemisshen | — |
| 4 | Old French | blemir | — |
| 5 | Frankish | blesmijan | — |
| 6 | Frankish | blasmi | pale |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blasaz | white, pale |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | 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 |