Where does “crowdlessness” come from?
crowdlessness (English) comes from English crowdless, from English crowd, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.
crowdlessness (English): Absence of crowds
Definitions
- Absence of crowds
Ancestry of “crowdlessness”, step by step
crowdlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crowdless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowdless | Without a crowd |
| 2 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 3 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 4 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
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 |