Where does “blinklessness” come from?
blinklessness (English) comes from English blinkless, from English blink, from German blinken, from Middle Low German blinken, from Proto-Germanic blinkaną, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blinklessness (English): Absence of blinking
Definitions
- Absence of blinking
Ancestry of “blinklessness”, step by step
blinklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blinkless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blinkless | Not blinking |
| 2 | English | blink | To close and reopen both eyes quickly; To flash... |
| 3 | German | blinken | to blink; to indicate |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blinken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blinkaną | to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | 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 |