Where does “hastelessness” come from?
hastelessness (English) comes from English hasteless, from English haste, from Old French haste, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.
hastelessness (English): Lack of haste; leisureliness
Definitions
- Lack of haste; leisureliness
Ancestry of “hastelessness”, step by step
hastelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hasteless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hasteless | Without haste; leisurely |
| 2 | English | haste | Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden... |
| 3 | Old French | haste | urgency, haste, speed |
| 4 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |
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 |