Where does “brokenheartedness” come from?
brokenheartedness (English) comes from English brokenhearted, from English hearted, from Middle English herted, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
brokenheartedness (English): The quality of being brokenhearted
Definitions
- The quality of being brokenhearted
Ancestry of “brokenheartedness”, step by step
brokenheartedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brokenhearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brokenhearted | Grieved and disappointed, especially with the... |
| 2 | English | hearted | simple past tense and past participle of heart;... |
| 3 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 5 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
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 |