Where does “heavenlessness” come from?
heavenlessness (English) comes from English Ness, from Middle English nesse, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.
heavenlessness (English): Absence of a heaven
Definitions
- Absence of a heaven
Ancestry of “heavenlessness”, step by step
heavenlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English heavenless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavenless | Without a heaven |
| 2 | English | heaven | The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | hevene | Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife |
| 4 | Old English | heofon | the sky; heaven; the power of heaven |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hebun | sky; heaven |