Where does “leadlessness” come from?
leadlessness (English) comes from English leadless, from English lead, from Middle English leden, from Old English lēoden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
leadlessness (English): Absence of lead the metal
Definitions
- Absence of lead the metal
Ancestry of “leadlessness”, step by step
leadlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leadless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leadless | Without lead |
| 2 | English | lead | A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having... |
| 3 | Middle English | leden | to lead; to carry, take, bring; to put, place,... |
| 4 | Old English | lēoden | national or popular language; national language;... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |