Where does “lonesomeness” come from?
lonesomeness (English) comes from English lonesome, from English Lone, from English alone, from Middle English allone, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
lonesomeness (English): The state of being lonesome
Definitions
- The state of being lonesome
Ancestry of “lonesomeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lonesome | Unhappy due to being alone; lonely; Oneself alone |
| 2 | English | Lone | — |
| 3 | English | alone | By oneself, solitary; Apart from, or exclusive... |
| 4 | Middle English | allone | alone |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |