Where does “nightmarishness” come from?
nightmarishness (English) comes from English nightmarish, from English nightmare, from English night, from Middle English nyght, from Middle English nighte, from Old English nyht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts — bare, naked.
nightmarishness (English): The state or condition of being nightmarish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being nightmarish
Ancestry of “nightmarishness”, step by step
nightmarishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nightmarish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nightmarish | Resembling a nightmare |
| 2 | English | nightmare | A demon or monster, thought to plague people... |
| 3 | English | night | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a... |
| 4 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 6 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
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 |