Where does “funness” come from?
funness (English) comes from English fun, from Middle English fonne, from Old Norse fáni, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.
funness (English): The quality of being fun
Definitions
- The quality of being fun
Ancestry of “funness”, step by step
funness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fun | amusement, enjoyment or pleasure; playful, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | fonne | A fool, idiot or moron; Someone who is easily... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fáni | vain person, swaggerer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |
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 |