Where does “litness” come from?
litness (English) comes from English Witness, from English -ness, from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
litness (English): To witness by passing out religious literature, as part of the Children of God group
Definitions
- To witness by passing out religious literature, as part of the Children of God group
Ancestry of “litness”, step by step
litness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Witness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Witness | Jehovah's Witness |
| 2 | English | -ness | Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the... |
| 3 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English literature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literature | The body of all written works; The collected... |
| 2 | Middle English | literature | — |