Where does “skilllessness” come from?
skilllessness (English) comes from English skillless, from English skill, from Middle English skill, from Old Norse skil, from Proto-Germanic skilją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
skilllessness (English): The condition or state of being skillless;...
Definitions
- The condition or state of being skillless;...
Ancestry of “skilllessness”, step by step
skilllessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skillless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skillless | Without skill; unskilled, inept |
| 2 | English | skill | Capacity to do something well; technique,... |
| 3 | Middle English | skill | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skil | a distinction, discernment, knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skilją | separation, limit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
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 |