Where does “regardlessness” come from?
regardlessness (English) comes from English regardless, from English regard, from French regarder, from Middle French regarder, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
regardlessness (English): Lack of regard; heedlessness
Definitions
- Lack of regard; heedlessness
Ancestry of “regardlessness”, step by step
regardlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regardless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regardless | Having no regard; heedless; careless; Without... |
| 2 | English | regard | A steady look, a gaze; One's concern for another;... |
| 3 | French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 4 | Middle French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 5 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |