Where does “deedlessness” come from?
deedlessness (English) comes from English deedless, 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.
deedlessness (English): Absence of deeds
Definitions
- Absence of deeds
Ancestry of “deedlessness”, step by step
deedlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deedless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deedless | Of real property whose owners' claim is not... |
| 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 |