Where does “freedomlessness” come from?
freedomlessness (English) comes from English freedomless, from English freedom, from Middle English fredom, from Old English frēodōm, from Proto-West Germanic frijadōm, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós — to love, to please.
freedomlessness (English): Lack of freedom
Definitions
- Lack of freedom
Ancestry of “freedomlessness”, step by step
freedomlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English freedomless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freedomless | Without freedom |
| 2 | English | freedom | The state of being free, of not being imprisoned... |
| 3 | Middle English | fredom | freedom, liberty; nationhood, independence; free... |
| 4 | Old English | frēodōm | freedom, state of free-will, charter,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frijadōm | freedom |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
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 |