Where does “errantness” come from?
errantness (English) comes from English errant, from Middle English erraunt, from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō — to flow.
errantness (English): Quality of being errant
Definitions
- Quality of being errant
Ancestry of “errantness”, step by step
errantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English errant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | errant | Straying from the proper course or standard, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | erraunt | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | erraunt | Alternative form of errant |
| 4 | Old French | errant | wandering; nomadic |
| 5 | Old French | errer | to walk (to); to wander (to) |
| 6 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 7 | Latin | errō | to wander, rove, stray, roam |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |
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 |