Where does “broodlessness” come from?
broodlessness (English) comes from English broodless, from English brood, from Middle English brood, from Old English brād, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.
broodlessness (English): Absence of a brood
Definitions
- Absence of a brood
Ancestry of “broodlessness”, step by step
broodlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English broodless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broodless | Lacking a brood |
| 2 | English | brood | The young of certain animals, especially a group... |
| 3 | Middle English | brood | broad |
| 4 | Old English | brād | broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |
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 |