Where does “lingeringness” come from?
lingeringness (English) comes from English lingering, from English linger, from Middle English lengeren, from Middle English lengen, from Old English lengan, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lingeringness (English): The state or condition of being lingering
Definitions
- The state or condition of being lingering
Ancestry of “lingeringness”, step by step
lingeringness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lingering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lingering | present participle of linger; An act of lingering... |
| 2 | English | linger | To stay or remain in a place or situation,... |
| 3 | Middle English | lengeren | to reside, dwell |
| 4 | Middle English | lengen | to tarry; to linger |
| 5 | Old English | lengan | to make long, lengthen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langijaną | to lengthen, make long |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 8 | 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 |