Where does “lunglessness” come from?
lunglessness (English) comes from English lungless, from English lung, from Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
lunglessness (English): Absence of lungs
Definitions
- Absence of lungs
Ancestry of “lunglessness”, step by step
lunglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lungless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lungless | Without lungs |
| 2 | English | lung | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls... |
| 3 | Middle English | lunge | — |
| 4 | Old English | lungen | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lunganjō | lung |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
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 |