Where does “mistlessness” come from?
mistlessness (English) comes from English mistless, from English mist, from Middle English mist, from Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
mistlessness (English): Absence of mist
Definitions
- Absence of mist
Ancestry of “mistlessness”, step by step
mistlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mistless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mistless | Without mist |
| 2 | English | mist | Water or other liquid finely suspended in air; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | mist | Alternative form of myst |
| 4 | Old English | mist | fog; mist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |
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 |