Where does “gatelessness” come from?
gatelessness (English) comes from English gateless, from English gate, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
gatelessness (English): Absence of gates
Definitions
- Absence of gates
Ancestry of “gatelessness”, step by step
gatelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gateless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gateless | Without a gate; Boundless; unrestricted |
| 2 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 4 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 5 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
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 |