Where does “forgettableness” come from?
forgettableness (English) comes from English forgettable, from English forget, from Middle English forgeten, from Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic fragetan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
forgettableness (English): The state or condition of being forgettable;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being forgettable;...
Ancestry of “forgettableness”, step by step
forgettableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forgettable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forgettable | easily forgotten |
| 2 | English | forget | To lose remembrance of; To unintentionally not... |
| 3 | Middle English | forgeten | — |
| 4 | Old English | forġietan | to forget |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |