Where does “burdenlessness” come from?
burdenlessness (English) comes from English burdenless, from English burden, from Middle English burden, from Old English byrden, from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
burdenlessness (English): Freedom from burdens
Definitions
- Freedom from burdens
Ancestry of “burdenlessness”, step by step
burdenlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English burdenless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burdenless | Without a burden |
| 2 | English | burden | A heavy load; A responsibility, onus; A cause of... |
| 3 | Middle English | burden | Alternative form of borden; plural of burde |
| 4 | Old English | byrden | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | burþini | burden |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | burþī | burden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burþį̄ | burden |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
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 |