Where does “cowlessness” come from?
cowlessness (English) comes from English cowless, from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.
cowlessness (English): Absence of cows
Definitions
- Absence of cows
Ancestry of “cowlessness”, step by step
cowlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cowless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cowless | Without cows |
| 2 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 3 | Middle English | cow | Alternative form of cou |
| 4 | Old English | cū | cow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | cow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | cow |
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 |