Where does “insightlessness” come from?
insightlessness (English) comes from English insightless, from English insight, from Middle English insight, from Old English insiht, from Proto-Germanic insahtiz, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
insightlessness (English): Absence of insight
Definitions
- Absence of insight
Ancestry of “insightlessness”, step by step
insightlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insightless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insightless | Lacking insight |
| 2 | English | insight | A sight or view of the interior of anything; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | insight | — |
| 4 | Old English | insiht | narrative, account; argument |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | insahtiz | account, narrative; discussion, argument |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
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 |