Where does “playlessness” come from?
playlessness (English) comes from English playless, from English play, from Middle English pleye, from Old English pleġa, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
playlessness (English): Lack of play recreational activities
Definitions
- Lack of play recreational activities
Ancestry of “playlessness”, step by step
playlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English playless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | playless | Devoid of play; Without plays |
| 2 | English | play | To act in a manner such that one has fun; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | pleye | Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,... |
| 4 | Old English | pleġa | exercise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | plegō | care; an exercise; a game |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
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 |