Where does “drooliness” come from?
drooliness (English) comes from English drooly, from English drool, from English drule, from English drivel, from Middle English drevelen, from Old English dreflian, from Proto-Germanic drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- — cloudy, turbid; yeast.
drooliness (English): The quality of being drooly
Definitions
- The quality of being drooly
Ancestry of “drooliness”, step by step
drooliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drooly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drooly | Producing an excess of drool; Covered in drool |
| 2 | English | drool | To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of... |
| 3 | English | drule | — |
| 4 | English | drivel | senseless talk; nonsense; saliva, drool; A fool;... |
| 5 | Middle English | drevelen | — |
| 6 | Old English | dreflian | to drivel, slobber, slaver |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drablijaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerebʰ- | cloudy, turbid; yeast |
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 |