Where does “caringness” come from?
caringness (English) comes from English caring, from English care, from Middle English care, from Old English caru, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
caringness (English): The quality of being caring
Definitions
- The quality of being caring
Ancestry of “caringness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caring | Kind, sensitive, empathetic; present participle... |
| 2 | English | care | Grief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;... |
| 3 | Middle English | care | grief; sorrow |
| 4 | Old English | caru | worry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |