Where does “shoplessness” come from?
shoplessness (English) comes from English shopless, from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.
shoplessness (English): Absence of shops
Definitions
- Absence of shops
Ancestry of “shoplessness”, step by step
shoplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shopless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shopless | Without shops |
| 2 | English | shop | An establishment that sells goods or services to... |
| 3 | Middle English | shoppe | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċeoppa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skupp- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skub- | — |
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 |