Where does “hauntingness” come from?
hauntingness (English) comes from English haunting, from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
hauntingness (English): The state or condition of being haunting
Definitions
- The state or condition of being haunting
Ancestry of “hauntingness”, step by step
hauntingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haunting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haunting | present participle of haunt; Remaining in the... |
| 2 | English | haunt | To inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,... |
| 3 | Middle English | haunten | to reside, inhabit, use, employ |
| 4 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 5 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
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 |