Where does “daylessness” come from?
daylessness (English) comes from English dayless, from English Day, from Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
daylessness (English): Absence of days or daytime
Definitions
- Absence of days or daytime
Ancestry of “daylessness”, step by step
daylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dayless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dayless | Without day |
| 2 | English | Day | derived from a medieval diminutive of David |
| 3 | Middle English | day | day; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period |
| 4 | Old English | dæġ | day, daytime |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
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 |