Where does “gearlessness” come from?
gearlessness (English) comes from English gearless, from English gear, from Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
gearlessness (English): Absence of gear or gears
Definitions
- Absence of gear or gears
Ancestry of “gearlessness”, step by step
gearlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gearless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gearless | Without gears |
| 2 | English | gear | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used... |
| 3 | Middle English | gere | Alternative form of gery; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | gervi | gear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |