Where does “gallowsness” come from?
gallowsness (English) comes from English gallows, from Middle English galwes, from Old English galga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
gallowsness (English): recklessness
Definitions
- recklessness
Ancestry of “gallowsness”, step by step
gallowsness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gallows
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gallows | Wooden framework on which persons are put to... |
| 2 | Middle English | galwes | gallows |
| 3 | Old English | galga | — |
| 4 | Frankish | galgō | measuring rod, pole; gallows |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galgô | a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰAlgʰ- | — |
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 |