Where does “sicklessness” come from?
sicklessness (English) comes from English sickless, from English sick, from English sic, from English seek, from Middle English seke, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną — to seek out.
sicklessness (English): Freedom from sickness
Definitions
- Freedom from sickness
Ancestry of “sicklessness”, step by step
sicklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sickless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sickless | Free from sickness |
| 2 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 3 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 4 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 6 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
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 |