Where does “doomlessness” come from?
doomlessness (English) comes from English doomless, from English Doom, from Middle English doom, from Old English dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmi, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
doomlessness (English): The quality of being doomless
Definitions
- The quality of being doomless
Ancestry of “doomlessness”, step by step
doomlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doomless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doomless | Without doom |
| 2 | English | Doom | A popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre |
| 3 | Middle English | doom | a judgement, (legal) decision or sentence |
| 4 | Old English | dōm | might, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 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 |