Where does “lawyerliness” come from?
lawyerliness (English) comes from English lawyerly, from English lawyer, from Middle English lawiere, from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja — to lie.
lawyerliness (English): Quality of being lawyerly
Definitions
- Quality of being lawyerly
Ancestry of “lawyerliness”, step by step
lawyerliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lawyerly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lawyerly | Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer |
| 2 | English | lawyer | A professional person qualified and authorized... |
| 3 | Middle English | lawiere | lawyer individual authorised to practice law |
| 4 | Middle English | lawe | A law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,... |
| 5 | Old English | lagu | sea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 7 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 8 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
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 |