Where does “dirtlessness” come from?
dirtlessness (English) comes from English dirtless, from English dirt, from Middle English drit, from Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
dirtlessness (English): Absence of dirt
Definitions
- Absence of dirt
Ancestry of “dirtlessness”, step by step
dirtlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dirtless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dirtless | Free of dirt |
| 2 | English | dirt | Soil or earth |
| 3 | Middle English | drit | excrement |
| 4 | Old Norse | drit | excrement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dritą | shit, excrement |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drītaną | to defecate; to urinate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
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 |