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
sightedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English sighted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sighted | simple past tense and past participle of sight;... |