Where does “dreadlessness” come from?
dreadlessness (English) comes from English dreadless, from Middle English dredles, from Middle English dred, from Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan, from Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic andarādan, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.
dreadlessness (English): fearlessness
Definitions
- fearlessness
Ancestry of “dreadlessness”, step by step
dreadlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dreadless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dreadless | Feeling no dread or fear; unafraid; Exempt from... |
| 2 | Middle English | dredles | fearless, bold, secure |
| 3 | Middle English | dred | Fear, dread; the state of being frightened |
| 4 | Middle English | dreden | To fear or dread |
| 5 | Old English | drǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 6 | Old English | ondrǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andarādan | to be afraid, fear; to be in awe |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |