Where does “seasickness” come from?
Seasickness derives from Middle English seasicknesse, from Old English sēocnes, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -inōną meaning to be sick.
seasickness (English): Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a...
Definitions
- Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a...
Ancestry of “seasickness”, step by step
seasickness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |