Where does “fusslessness” come from?
fusslessness (English) comes from English fussless, from English fuss, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.
fusslessness (English): Absence of fuss
Definitions
- Absence of fuss
Ancestry of “fusslessness”, step by step
fusslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fussless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fussless | Without fuss |
| 2 | English | fuss | Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about... |
| 3 | Old High German | fuhs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |
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 |