Where does “gaddishness” come from?
gaddishness (English) comes from English gaddish, from English gad, from English God, from Middle English god, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gaddishness (English): Quality of being gaddish
Definitions
- Quality of being gaddish
Ancestry of “gaddishness”, step by step
gaddishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gaddish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gaddish | Inclined to gad, or move from place to place... |
| 2 | English | gad | An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to... |
| 3 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 4 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 5 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |