Where does “blisslessness” come from?
blisslessness (English) comes from English blissless, from English Bliss, from Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, from Old English blīds, from Proto-West Germanic blīþisi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz.
blisslessness (English): Absence of bliss; joylessness
Definitions
- Absence of bliss; joylessness
Ancestry of “blisslessness”, step by step
blisslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blissless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blissless | Devoid of bliss; joyless |
| 2 | English | Bliss | originating as a nickname |
| 3 | Middle English | bliss | — |
| 4 | Old English | bliss | joy |
| 5 | Old English | blīds | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþisi | happiness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | 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 |