Where does “dreamfulness” come from?
dreamfulness (English) comes from English dreamful, from English dream, from Middle English drem, from Old Frisian drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
dreamfulness (English): The quality of being dreamful
Definitions
- The quality of being dreamful
Ancestry of “dreamfulness”, step by step
dreamfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dreamful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dreamful | dreamy; As much as one can dream about |
| 2 | English | dream | Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 4 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
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 |