Where does “shrubbiness” come from?
shrubbiness (English) comes from English shrubby, from English shrub, from Middle English schrub, from Old English sċrybb, from Proto-West Germanic *skrubbiju, from Proto-Germanic *skrubbijō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
shrubbiness (English): The quality of being shrubby
Definitions
- The quality of being shrubby
Ancestry of “shrubbiness”, step by step
shrubbiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shrubby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shrubby | Of or resembling a shrub; fruticose; Planted, or... |
| 2 | English | shrub | A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually... |
| 3 | Middle English | schrub | shrub, bush |
| 4 | Old English | sċrybb | a shrub; shrubbery; underbrush |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrubbiju | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skrubbijō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerb- | rough, sharp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
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 |