Where does “roosterness” come from?
roosterness (English) comes from English rooster, from English roost, from Middle English roste, from Old French rost, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.
roosterness (English): The quality of being a rooster, or having...
Definitions
- The quality of being a rooster, or having...
Ancestry of “roosterness”, step by step
roosterness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rooster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rooster | A male domestic chicken or other gallinaceous... |
| 2 | English | roost | The place where a bird sleeps; A group of birds... |
| 3 | Middle English | roste | roost, perch; A roast; a piece of roasted meat;... |
| 4 | Old French | rost | — |
| 5 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 6 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |
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 |