Where does “outdoorsiness” come from?
outdoorsiness (English) comes from English outdoorsy, from English outdoors, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
outdoorsiness (English): The quality of being outdoorsy
Definitions
- The quality of being outdoorsy
Ancestry of “outdoorsiness”, step by step
outdoorsiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outdoorsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outdoorsy | Associated with the outdoors, or suited to... |
| 2 | English | outdoors | Not inside a house or under covered structure;... |
| 3 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 4 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
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 |