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Where does “celebratedness” come from?

celebratedness (English) comes from English Ness, from Middle English nesse, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

celebratedness (English): celebrity; fame

Definitions

  1. celebrity; fame

Ancestry of “celebratedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNess—
2Middle Englishnesse—
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
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