Where does “skyness” come from?
skyness (English) comes 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.
skyness (English): The essence of what it means to be the sky; the...
Definitions
- The essence of what it means to be the sky; the...
Ancestry of “skyness”, step by step
skyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sky | The atmosphere above a given point, especially as... |
| 2 | Middle English | sky | The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 5 | 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 |