Where does “draftlessness” come from?
draftlessness (English) comes from English draftless, from English draft, from English draught, from Middle English draught, from Old English dreaht, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
draftlessness (English): Absence of a draft
Definitions
- Absence of a draft
Ancestry of “draftlessness”, step by step
draftlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English draftless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | draftless | Without drafts |
| 2 | English | draft | A current of air, usually coming into a room or... |
| 3 | English | draught | Alternative form of draft "in its various... |
| 4 | Middle English | draught | drawing, pull, stroke, etc |
| 5 | Old English | dreaht | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drahtuz | pulling, carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
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 |