Where does “bruiselessness” come from?
bruiselessness (English) comes from English bruiseless, from English bruise, from Middle English bruisen, from Old English brȳsan, from Proto-Germanic brausijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
bruiselessness (English): Absence of bruises
Definitions
- Absence of bruises
Ancestry of “bruiselessness”, step by step
bruiselessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bruiseless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bruiseless | Without a bruise |
| 2 | English | bruise | To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse |
| 3 | Middle English | bruisen | — |
| 4 | Old English | brȳsan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brausijaną | to break; crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
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 |