Where does “scrimpness” come from?
scrimpness (English) comes from English scrimp, from Middle Low German schrimpen, from Proto-Germanic skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scrimpness (English): The state of being scrimp
Definitions
- The state of being scrimp
Ancestry of “scrimpness”, step by step
scrimpness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrimp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrimp | A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schrimpen | to shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaną | to contract, to shrink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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 |