Where does “ghostlessness” come from?
ghostlessness (English) comes from English ghostless, from Middle English gostles, from Old English gāstlēas, from Old English gāst, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.
ghostlessness (English): Absence of ghosts
Definitions
- Absence of ghosts
Ancestry of “ghostlessness”, step by step
ghostlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ghostless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ghostless | Without spirit, soul, or life; dead; Without a... |
| 2 | Middle English | gostles | — |
| 3 | Old English | gāstlēas | lifeless, dead |
| 4 | Old English | gāst | breath, soul, spirit, ghost, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaist | ghost, spirit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaistaz | terror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeysd- | anger, agitation |
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 |