Where does “choicelessness” come from?
choicelessness (English) comes from English choiceless, from English choice, from Middle French choys, from Old French chois, from Old French choisir, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną — to taste, try.
choicelessness (English): Absence of choice
Definitions
- Absence of choice
Ancestry of “choicelessness”, step by step
choicelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choiceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choiceless | without a choice |
| 2 | English | choice | An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose... |
| 3 | Middle French | choys | choice |
| 4 | Old French | chois | choice |
| 5 | Old French | choisir | to choose, perceive |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 | to taste |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kauzijaną | to sample, to taste |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
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 |