Where does “driplessness” come from?
driplessness (English) comes from English dripless, from English drip, from Middle English drippe, from Old Frisian driāpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
driplessness (English): Absence of drips
Definitions
- Absence of drips
Ancestry of “driplessness”, step by step
driplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dripless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dripless | Without drips |
| 2 | English | drip | To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | drippe | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
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 |