Where does “lengthlessness” come from?
lengthlessness (English) comes from English lengthless, from English length, from Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lengthlessness (English): Absence of length
Definitions
- Absence of length
Ancestry of “lengthlessness”, step by step
lengthlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lengthless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lengthless | Without length |
| 2 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 3 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 4 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
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 |