Where does “dotingness” come from?
dotingness (English) comes from English doting, from Middle English dotynge, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
dotingness (English): The quality of being doting; excessive fondness
Definitions
- The quality of being doting; excessive fondness
Ancestry of “dotingness”, step by step
dotingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doting | present participle of dote; Characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | dotynge | Idiocy, senility; Disintegration, rotting |
| 3 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 4 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
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 |