Where does “growthlessness” come from?
growthlessness (English) comes from English growthless, from English growth, from English -th, from Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, from Proto-Germanic -þi, from Proto-Indo-European -ti.
growthlessness (English): Absence of growth
Definitions
- Absence of growth
Ancestry of “growthlessness”, step by step
growthlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English growthless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | growthless | Devoid of growth |
| 2 | English | growth | An increase in size, number, value, or strength;... |
| 3 | English | -th | Used to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to... |
| 4 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Old English | -eþ | Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |
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 |