Where does “landlubberliness” come from?
landlubberliness (English) comes from English landlubberly, from English landlubber, from English lubber, from Proto-Germanic lubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
landlubberliness (English): The quality of being landlubberly
Definitions
- The quality of being landlubberly
Ancestry of “landlubberliness”, step by step
landlubberliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landlubberly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landlubberly | Like a landlubber |
| 2 | English | landlubber | Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship,... |
| 3 | English | lubber | A clumsy or lazy person; An inexperienced or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lubbǭ | that which hangs or dangles |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
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 |