Where does “huggableness” come from?
huggableness (English) comes from English huggable, from English hug, from English hugge, from Old Norse hugga, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.
huggableness (English): The quality or state of being huggable
Definitions
- The quality or state of being huggable
Ancestry of “huggableness”, step by step
huggableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English huggable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huggable | Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged |
| 2 | English | hug | A close embrace, especially when charged with... |
| 3 | English | hugge | to embrace, clasp with the arms |
| 4 | Old Norse | hugga | to comfort, console |
| 5 | Old Norse | hugr | thought |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |
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 |