Where does “brimlessness” come from?
brimlessness (English) comes from English brimless, from English brim, from Middle English brimmen, from Middle English brem, from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus — to bear, carry.
brimlessness (English): Absence of a brim
Definitions
- Absence of a brim
Ancestry of “brimlessness”, step by step
brimlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brimless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brimless | Having no brim |
| 2 | English | brim | The sea; ocean; water; flood; An edge or border;... |
| 3 | Middle English | brimmen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | brem | — |
| 5 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 6 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 7 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 8 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
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 |