Where does “quaveriness” come from?
quaveriness (English) comes from English quavery, from English quaver, from Middle English quaveren, from Middle English -eren, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
quaveriness (English): The state or condition of being quavery
Definitions
- The state or condition of being quavery
Ancestry of “quaveriness”, step by step
quaveriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quavery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quavery | Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling |
| 2 | English | quaver | A trembling shake; A trembling of the voice, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | quaveren | To waver or vacillate |
| 4 | Middle English | -eren | A frequentative suffix forming verbs from other verbs or onomatopoeia, indicating repetition or continuity |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |