Where does “floodlessness” come from?
floodlessness (English) comes from English floodless, from English flood, from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
floodlessness (English): Absence of floods
Definitions
- Absence of floods
Ancestry of “floodlessness”, step by step
floodlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English floodless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floodless | Without floods |
| 2 | English | flood | A overflow of water from a lake or other body of... |
| 3 | Middle English | flod | A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a... |
| 4 | Old English | flōd | river, flood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |