Where does “heathenishness” come from?
heathenishness (English) comes from English heathenish, from English Heathen, from Middle English hethen, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heathenishness (English): The state or quality of being heathenish
Definitions
- The state or quality of being heathenish
Ancestry of “heathenishness”, step by step
heathenishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heathenish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heathenish | Somewhat like a heathen |
| 2 | English | Heathen | Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan... |
| 3 | Middle English | hethen | heathen, pagan; of those who are not Christian;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 5 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |