Where does “derangedness” come from?
derangedness (English) comes from English deranged, from English derange, from French déranger, from Old French desrengier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
derangedness (English): The state or quality of being deranged
Definitions
- The state or quality of being deranged
Ancestry of “derangedness”, step by step
derangedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deranged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deranged | disturbed or upset, especially mentally; insane;... |
| 2 | English | derange | To cause to go insane or become deranged; To... |
| 3 | French | déranger | to bother; to disrupt; to disarray/disarrange |
| 4 | Old French | desrengier | to disarrange; to cause mayhem or havoc |
| 5 | Old French | des | — |
| 6 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
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 |