Where does “rustlessness” come from?
rustlessness (English) comes from English rustless, from English rust, from Middle English rust, from Old English rūst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rustlessness (English): The state or condition of being rustless; absence...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being rustless; absence...
Ancestry of “rustlessness”, step by step
rustlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rustless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rustless | That does not rust; stainless; Without rust;... |
| 2 | English | rust | The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | rust | rust oxidisation of iron or steel |
| 4 | Old English | rūst | rust |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rustaz | rust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rudʰso- | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
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 |