Where does “clotheslessness” come from?
clotheslessness (English) comes from English clothesless, from English clothes, from Middle English cloþes, from Middle English cloþ, from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
clotheslessness (English): Absence of clothes
Definitions
- Absence of clothes
Ancestry of “clotheslessness”, step by step
clotheslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clothesless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clothesless | Without clothes |
| 2 | English | clothes | Items of clothing; apparel; plural of cloth; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloþes | Alternative form of clothes |
| 4 | Middle English | cloþ | Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment |
| 5 | Old English | clāþ | cloth, clothes, covering, sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
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 |