Where does “cloaklessness” come from?
cloaklessness (English) comes from English cloakless, from English cloak, from Middle English cloke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.
cloaklessness (English): Absence of a cloak
Definitions
- Absence of a cloak
Ancestry of “cloaklessness”, step by step
cloaklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cloakless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloakless | Without a cloak |
| 2 | English | cloak | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloke | Alternative form of clokke; cloak, cape; claw,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
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 |