Where does “dewlessness” come from?
dewlessness (English) comes from English dewless, from English dew, from Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dewlessness (English): Absence of dew
Definitions
- Absence of dew
Ancestry of “dewlessness”, step by step
dewlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dewless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dewless | Without dew |
| 2 | English | dew | Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by... |
| 3 | Middle English | dew | dew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating... |
| 4 | Old English | dēaw | dew |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauw | moisture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |