Where does “scarlessness” come from?
scarlessness (English) comes from English scarless, from English scar, from Middle English scar, from Middle English skar, from Old Norse skarð, from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
scarlessness (English): The condition of being scarless
Definitions
- The condition of being scarless
Ancestry of “scarlessness”, step by step
scarlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scarless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scarless | Without scars |
| 2 | English | scar | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by... |
| 3 | Middle English | scar | — |
| 4 | Middle English | skar | incision, cut, fissure |
| 5 | Old Norse | skarð | notch, hack; notch, chink, gap |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skardą | notch; nick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
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 |