Where does “sheepiness” come from?
sheepiness (English) comes from English sheepy, from English sheep, from Middle English sheep, from Old English sċēap, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
sheepiness (English): The state or quality of being sheepy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being sheepy
Ancestry of “sheepiness”, step by step
sheepiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sheepy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheepy | Resembling or characteristic of a sheep; sheep |
| 2 | English | sheep | A woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis"; A timid,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sheep | sheep |
| 4 | Old English | sċēap | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
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 |