Where does “gluelessness” come from?
gluelessness (English) comes from English glueless, from English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y- — to bend, arch.
gluelessness (English): Absence of glue
Definitions
- Absence of glue
Ancestry of “gluelessness”, step by step
gluelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glueless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glueless | Without glue |
| 2 | English | glue | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,... |
| 3 | Middle English | glue | Alternative form of glew; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | glu | glue, birdlime |
| 5 | Latin | glūten | glue |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
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 |