Where does “harbourlessness” come from?
harbourlessness (English) comes from English harbourless, from Middle English herberweles, from Middle English herberwe, from Old English herebeorg, from Proto-West Germanic harjabergu, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
harbourlessness (English): Absence of a harbour
Definitions
- Absence of a harbour
Ancestry of “harbourlessness”, step by step
harbourlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harbourless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harbourless | without a harbour |
| 2 | Middle English | herberweles | homeless; lacking accommodation |
| 3 | Middle English | herberwe | harbor |
| 4 | Old English | herebeorg | shelter, refuge; military quarters |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harjabergu | army camp, barracks; refuge, shelter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |