Where does “ridgelessness” come from?
ridgelessness (English) comes from English ridgeless, from English ridge, from Middle English rigge, from Old English hryċġ, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
ridgelessness (English): Absence of ridges
Definitions
- Absence of ridges
Ancestry of “ridgelessness”, step by step
ridgelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ridgeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ridgeless | Without ridges |
| 2 | English | ridge | The back of any animal; especially the upper or... |
| 3 | Middle English | rigge | — |
| 4 | Old English | hryċġ | ridge; back, spine, ridge, elevated surface |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |