Where does “kidlessness” come from?
kidlessness (English) comes from English kidless, from English kid, from Middle English kide, from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic kidją, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.
kidlessness (English): childlessness
Definitions
- childlessness
Ancestry of “kidlessness”, step by step
kidlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kidless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kidless | Without kids; childless |
| 2 | English | kid | A young goat; Of a female goat, the state of... |
| 3 | Middle English | kide | kid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young... |
| 4 | Old Norse | kið | a goatling, kid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kidją | a goatling; kid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gidʰ- | kid, goatling, little goat |
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 |