Where does “breadthlessness” come from?
breadthlessness (English) comes from English breadthless, from English breadth, from Middle English bredthe, from Middle English brede, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
breadthlessness (English): Absence of breadth
Definitions
- Absence of breadth
Ancestry of “breadthlessness”, step by step
breadthlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breadthless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breadthless | Without breadth |
| 2 | English | breadth | The extent or measure of how broad or wide... |
| 3 | Middle English | bredthe | breadth |
| 4 | Middle English | brede | Alternative form of breiden; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | bred | surface; plank, board; table, tablet |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |