Where does “flecklessness” come from?
flecklessness (English) comes from English fleckless, from English fleck, from Middle English flekk, from Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
flecklessness (English): Absence of flecks
Definitions
- Absence of flecks
Ancestry of “flecklessness”, step by step
flecklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fleckless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fleckless | Without flecks or spots; Without blame; faultless |
| 2 | English | fleck | A flake; A lock, as of wool; A small spot or... |
| 3 | Middle English | flekk | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flekkr | spot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
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 |