Where does “blithesomeness” come from?
blithesomeness (English) comes from English blithesome, from English blithe, from Middle English blithe, from Old English blīþe, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.
blithesomeness (English): The quality of being blithesome
Definitions
- The quality of being blithesome
Ancestry of “blithesomeness”, step by step
blithesomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blithesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blithesome | Happy or spriteful; carefree |
| 2 | English | blithe | Happy, cheerful; casually indifferent, careless,... |
| 3 | Middle English | blithe | — |
| 4 | Old English | blīþe | blithe, joyous, cheerful, pleasant; gracious,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 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 |