Where does “skylessness” come from?
skylessness (English) comes from English skyless, from English sky, from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
skylessness (English): Absence of a sky
Definitions
- Absence of a sky
Ancestry of “skylessness”, step by step
skylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skyless | Without a sky |
| 2 | English | sky | The atmosphere above a given point, especially as... |
| 3 | Middle English | sky | The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the... |
| 4 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
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 |