Where does “forbiddingness” come from?
forbiddingness (English) comes from English forbidding, from English forbid, from Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan, from Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
forbiddingness (English): The quality of being forbidding
Definitions
- The quality of being forbidding
Ancestry of “forbiddingness”, step by step
forbiddingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forbidding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forbidding | Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or... |
| 2 | English | forbid | To disallow; to proscribe; To deny, exclude from,... |
| 3 | Middle English | forbeden | — |
| 4 | Old English | forbēodan | to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furibeudaną | to forbid, prohibit, command against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi- | before, forth, forward; forth- |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |