Where does “oakness” come from?
oakness (English) comes from English oak, from Middle English ake, from Old English āc, from Proto-West Germanic ak, from Proto-Germanic ak, from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge.
oakness (English): The quality of being oak, or of being an oak tree
Definitions
- The quality of being oak, or of being an oak tree
Ancestry of “oakness”, step by step
oakness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oak | A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed... |
| 2 | Middle English | ake | Alternative form of ac; Alternative form of ache |
| 3 | Old English | āc | oak; oaken ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ak | but |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ak | but, however |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁o-ge | — |
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 |