Where does “scathingness” come from?
scathingness (English) comes from English scathing, from English scathe, from Middle English scathe, from Old English sceaþa, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
scathingness (English): The quality of being scathing
Definitions
- The quality of being scathing
Ancestry of “scathingness”, step by step
scathingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scathing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scathing | present participle of scathe; harshly or bitterly... |
| 2 | English | scathe | Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune; waste; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | scathe | Unfortunate, a pity, a shame |
| 4 | Old English | sceaþa | one who injures; enemy, ravager; warrior; injury |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |
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 |