Where does “brahminess” come from?

brahminess (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

brahminess (English): A female brahmin

Definitions

  1. A female brahmin

Ancestry of “brahminess”, step by step

brahminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English Brahmin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrahminAlternative spelling of brahmin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from German ess →