Where does “farmlessness” come from?
farmlessness (English) comes from English landless, from Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
farmlessness (English): The state or condition of being landless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being landless
Ancestry of “farmlessness”, step by step
farmlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landless | Not owning land; Not containing any land |
| 2 | Middle English | londlees | — |
| 3 | Old English | landlēas | landless, not having land; without land |
| 4 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
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 |