Where does “humplessness” come from?
humplessness (English) comes from English humpless, from English hump, from Dutch homp, from Middle Low German hump, from Old Saxon hump, from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.
humplessness (English): Absence of humps
Definitions
- Absence of humps
Ancestry of “humplessness”, step by step
humplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English humpless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humpless | Without humps |
| 2 | English | hump | A mound of earth; A speed hump; A deformity in... |
| 3 | Dutch | homp | gobbet |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hump | heap, hill, stump; heap, hump |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hump | hill, heap, thick piece |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | humpaz | hip, height; hump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kumb- | curved |
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 |