Where does “fourthness” come from?
fourthness (English) comes from English Fourth, from Middle English fourthe, from Middle English ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
fourthness (English): The quality of being or coming fourth
Definitions
- The quality of being or coming fourth
Ancestry of “fourthness”, step by step
fourthness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fourth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fourth | The Fourth of July |
| 2 | Middle English | fourthe | Alternative form of ferthe |
| 3 | Middle English | ferthe | fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a... |
| 4 | Old English | fēorþa | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |
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 |