Where does “knowledgelessness” come from?
knowledgelessness (English) comes from English knowledgeless, from English knowledge, from Middle English knowleche, from Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan, from Proto-West Germanic knāan, from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
knowledgelessness (English): A lack of knowledge
Definitions
- A lack of knowledge
Ancestry of “knowledgelessness”, step by step
knowledgelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knowledgeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knowledgeless | Devoid of knowledge; ignorant |
| 2 | English | knowledge | The fact of knowing about something; general... |
| 3 | Middle English | knowleche | knowledge |
| 4 | Middle English | knowen | to know |
| 5 | Old English | cnāwan | to know, perceive, recognise; to know, recognise,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | knāan | to recognise, to know |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | knēaną | to know, recognise, understand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
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 |