Where does “rewardlessness” come from?
rewardlessness (English) comes from English rewardless, from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rewardlessness (English): Absence of a reward
Definitions
- Absence of a reward
Ancestry of “rewardlessness”, step by step
rewardlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rewardless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rewardless | Lacking reward |
| 2 | English | reward | Something of value given in return for an act; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | reward | — |
| 4 | Old French | reward | reward |
| 5 | Old French | rewarder | to reward |
| 6 | Old French | warder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 7 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 8 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 12 | 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 |