Where does “gossipiness” come from?
gossipiness (English) comes from English gossipy, from English gossip, from Middle English godsybbe, from Old English godsibb, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gossipiness (English): The state or condition of being gossipy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being gossipy
Ancestry of “gossipiness”, step by step
gossipiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gossipy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gossipy | Prone to gossip |
| 2 | English | gossip | Someone who likes to talk about other people's... |
| 3 | Middle English | godsybbe | One's sponsor at baptism or confirmation, a godparent |
| 4 | Old English | godsibb | one who has become spiritually related to another... |
| 5 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |