Where does “garblessness” come from?
garblessness (English) comes from English garbless, from English garb, from Middle French garbe, from Italian garbo, from Frankish garwijan, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
garblessness (English): Absence of clothing
Definitions
- Absence of clothing
Ancestry of “garblessness”, step by step
garblessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garbless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garbless | Without clothing |
| 2 | English | garb | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up; A type of... |
| 3 | Middle French | garbe | graceful outline |
| 4 | Italian | garbo | politeness, gentleness, tact, grace; graceful... |
| 5 | Frankish | garwijan | to make ready; to prepare; to prepare, to ready |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |