Where does “inlierness” come from?
inlierness (English) comes from English inlier, from English Lier, from Middle English lier, from Old English lēgere, from Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
inlierness (English): The property or degree of being an inlier
Definitions
- The property or degree of being an inlier
Ancestry of “inlierness”, step by step
inlierness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inlier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inlier | An area of older rocks surrounded by younger... |
| 2 | English | Lier | A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal |
| 3 | Middle English | lier | — |
| 4 | Old English | lēgere | — |
| 5 | Old English | lēogan | to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
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 |