Where does “skillfulness” come from?
skillfulness (English) comes from English skillful, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
skillfulness (English): The state or quality of being adept or skillful
Definitions
- The state or quality of being adept or skillful
Ancestry of “skillfulness”, step by step
skillfulness traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English skillful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skillful | Possessing skill; skilled |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
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 Middle English skylfulnesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | skylfulnesse | — |