Where does “laggardness” come from?
laggardness (English) comes from English laggard, from English -ard, from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
laggardness (English): The quality or state of being a laggard
Definitions
- The quality or state of being a laggard
Ancestry of “laggardness”, step by step
laggardness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laggard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laggard | Lagging behind; taking more time than the others... |
| 2 | English | -ard | Someone who is in a specified condition |
| 3 | Middle English | -ard | ard |
| 4 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 5 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
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 |