Where does “preforgiveness” come from?
preforgiveness (English) comes from English forgiveness, from Middle English forgiveness, from Old English forġiefnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
preforgiveness (English): Prior to forgiveness
Definitions
- Prior to forgiveness
Ancestry of “preforgiveness”, step by step
preforgiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forgiveness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forgiveness | The action of forgiving; Readiness to forgive |
| 2 | Middle English | forgiveness | — |
| 3 | Old English | forġiefnes | forgiveness |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |