Where does “grievousness” come from?
grievousness (English) comes from English grievous, from English grieve, from Middle English greyve, from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, from Old High German grāvio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.
grievousness (English): the quality or state of being grievous
Definitions
- the quality or state of being grievous
Ancestry of “grievousness”, step by step
grievousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grievous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grievous | Causing grief, pain or sorrow; Serious, grave,... |
| 2 | English | grieve | To cause sorrow or distress to; To feel very sad... |
| 3 | Middle English | greyve | steward |
| 4 | Old Norse | greifi | a count, earl, steward |
| 5 | Middle Low German | grēve | — |
| 6 | Old High German | grāvio | count, local judge |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | garāfijō | count; earl; reeve, bailiff |
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 |