Where does “clutterlessness” come from?
clutterlessness (English) comes from English clutterless, from English clutter, from English clot, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
clutterlessness (English): Absence of clutter
Definitions
- Absence of clutter
Ancestry of “clutterlessness”, step by step
clutterlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clutterless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clutterless | Without clutter |
| 2 | English | clutter | A confused disordered jumble of things;... |
| 3 | English | clot | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 5 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |
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 |