Where does “lornness” come from?
lornness (English) comes from English lorn, from Middle English lorn, from Old English loren, from Proto-Germanic galuzanaz, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
lornness (English): The quality of being lorn
Definitions
- The quality of being lorn
Ancestry of “lornness”, step by step
lornness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lorn | Doomed; lost; Abandoned, forlorn, lonely; past... |
| 2 | Middle English | lorn | — |
| 3 | Old English | loren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galuzanaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
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 |