Where does “glitchiness” come from?

glitchiness (English) comes from English glitchy, from English glitch, from Yiddish גליטש, from German glitschig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār — year.

glitchiness (English): quality of being prone to glitches

Definitions

  1. quality of being prone to glitches

Ancestry of “glitchiness”, step by step

glitchiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glitchy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglitchyProne to glitches; Characteristic of glitch or...
2EnglishglitchA problem affecting function; An unexpected...
3Yiddishגליטשslippery area; skating rink
4Germanglitschigslippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy
5German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
6German-jährigyears old; years lasting
7GermanJahryear
8Middle High Germanjāryear
9Old High Germanjāryear
10Proto-West Germanicjāryear
11Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą