Where does “shiftyness” come from?
shiftyness (English) comes from English shifty, from English Shift, from Middle English schiften, from Old English sċiftan, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
shiftyness (English): Misspelling of shiftiness
Definitions
- Misspelling of shiftiness
Ancestry of “shiftyness”, step by step
shiftyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shifty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shifty | Subject to frequent changes in direction; Moving... |
| 2 | English | Shift | A modifier key whose main function is shifting... |
| 3 | Middle English | schiften | To split, cut up, sunder; To share out,... |
| 4 | Old English | sċiftan | to divide, separate into shares; appoint, ordain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
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 |