Where does “qualmlessness” come from?
qualmlessness (English) comes from English qualmless, from English qualm, from Dutch kwalm, from Middle Dutch qualm, from Middle Dutch quellen, from Old Dutch quellen, from Proto-West Germanic kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną — he, she.
qualmlessness (English): The quality of being qualmless
Definitions
- The quality of being qualmless
Ancestry of “qualmlessness”, step by step
qualmlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English qualmless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualmless | Without qualms |
| 2 | English | qualm | A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc; A... |
| 3 | Dutch | kwalm | steam, vapor, mist; thick smoke, billow |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | qualm | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | quellen | to torment, to hurt, to torture |
| 6 | Old Dutch | quellen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwalljan | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |