Where does “deediness” come from?
deediness (English) comes from English deedy, from English deed, from Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
deediness (English): Full of purposeful activity; industriousness
Definitions
- Full of purposeful activity; industriousness
Ancestry of “deediness”, step by step
deediness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deedy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deedy | Industrious; active; Earnest; serious |
| 2 | English | deed | An action or act; something that is done; A brave... |
| 3 | Middle English | dede | — |
| 4 | Old English | dēd | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dādi | deed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |