Where does “earedness” come from?

earedness (English) comes from English eared, from English ear, from Middle English ēre, from Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

earedness (English): The condition or tendency to hear with one ear...

Definitions

  1. The condition or tendency to hear with one ear...

Ancestry of “earedness”, step by step

earedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eared

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishearedHaving ears; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishearThe organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna,...
3Middle EnglishēreThe ear organ that receives sound
4Old Englishēareear
5Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
6Proto-Germanicausôear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-