Where does “heartbrokenness” come from?
heartbrokenness (English) comes from English heartbroken, from English heart, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
heartbrokenness (English): The state or quality of being heartbroken
Definitions
- The state or quality of being heartbroken
Ancestry of “heartbrokenness”, step by step
heartbrokenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heartbroken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heartbroken | Suffering from grief, especially after a failed... |
| 2 | English | heart | A muscular organ that pumps blood through the... |
| 3 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 4 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
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 |