Where does “sightedness” come from?
Sightedness comes from English sighted plus the suffix -ness, from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, derived from Proto-Germanic -inassuz and -inōną.
sightedness (English): The quality of being sighted, or having the...
Definitions
- The quality of being sighted, or having the...
Ancestry of “sightedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Ness | — |
| 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 |