Where does “mirthsomeness” come from?
mirthsomeness (English) comes from English mirthsome, from English mirth, from Middle English merth, from Old English myrgþ, from Old English -þ, from Old English -þu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō — -th.
mirthsomeness (English): Quality of being mirthsome
Definitions
- Quality of being mirthsome
Ancestry of “mirthsomeness”, step by step
mirthsomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mirthsome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mirthsome | Full of mirth |
| 2 | English | mirth | The emotion usually following humour and... |
| 3 | Middle English | merth | Alternative form of myrthe |
| 4 | Old English | myrgþ | mirth |
| 5 | Old English | -þ | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 6 | Old English | -þu | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
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 |