Where does “blushlessness” come from?
blushlessness (English) comes from English blushless, from English blush, from Middle English blusshen, from Old English blysċan, from Proto-Germanic blaskijaną, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blushlessness (English): Absence of blushes; immodesty
Definitions
- Absence of blushes; immodesty
Ancestry of “blushlessness”, step by step
blushlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blushless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blushless | Without blushes; unblushing |
| 2 | English | blush | An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused... |
| 3 | Middle English | blusshen | — |
| 4 | Old English | blysċan | to be red; shine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blaskijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 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 |