Where does “hedgelessness” come from?
hedgelessness (English) comes from English hedgeless, from English hedge, from Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-Germanic *haggju.
hedgelessness (English): Absence of hedges thickets of bushes etc
Definitions
- Absence of hedges thickets of bushes etc
Ancestry of “hedgelessness”, step by step
hedgelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hedgeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hedgeless | Without hedges |
| 2 | English | hedge | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,... |
| 3 | Middle English | hegge | A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or... |
| 4 | Old English | heċġ | fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *haggju | — |
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 |