Where does “mislikeness” come from?
mislikeness (English) comes from English likeness, from Middle English liknesse, from Old English līcness, from Proto-West Germanic galīkanassī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mislikeness (English): A misleading resemblance
Definitions
- A misleading resemblance
Ancestry of “mislikeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | likeness | The state or quality of being like or alike;... |
| 2 | Middle English | liknesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | līcness | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | galīkanassī | likeness, similarity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |