Where does “ragginess” come from?
ragginess (English) comes from English raggy, from English rag, from Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
ragginess (English): The state or quality of being raggy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being raggy
Ancestry of “ragginess”, step by step
ragginess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raggy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raggy | raglike; like a rag; scruffy; tending to dress in... |
| 2 | English | rag | Tattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | ragge | rag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;... |
| 4 | Old English | ragg | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
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 |