Where does “breediness” come from?
breediness (English) comes from English breedy, from English breed, from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic brōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.
breediness (English): The quality or characteristic of being breedy
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being breedy
Ancestry of “breediness”, step by step
breediness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breedy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breedy | Apt or ready to breed, produce; breeding readily;... |
| 2 | English | breed | To produce offspring sexually; to bear young; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | breden | Alternative form of breiden; to make broad;... |
| 4 | Old English | brēdan | to bear offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brōdijaną | To keep warm; brood; To breed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₁- | warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam |
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 |