Where does “looplessness” come from?
looplessness (English) comes from English loopless, from English loop, from Middle English loupe, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
looplessness (English): Absence of loops
Definitions
- Absence of loops
Ancestry of “looplessness”, step by step
looplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loopless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loopless | Without loops |
| 2 | English | loop | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled... |
| 3 | Middle English | loupe | opening in a wall; noose, loop |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaup | leap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap |
| 5 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
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 |