Where does “slipshodness” come from?
slipshodness (English) comes from English slipshod, from English shod, from Middle English shoed, from Middle English shon, from Czech sehnat, from Czech hnát, from Old Czech hnáti, from Proto-Slavic gъnati.
slipshodness (English): The quality of being slipshod
Definitions
- The quality of being slipshod
Ancestry of “slipshodness”, step by step
slipshodness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slipshod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slipshod | Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash; Wearing... |
| 2 | English | shod | Wearing shoes; Having tires equipped; simple past... |
| 3 | Middle English | shoed | — |
| 4 | Middle English | shon | To shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert... |
| 5 | Czech | sehnat | to find, to get |
| 6 | Czech | hnát | to drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power |
| 7 | Old Czech | hnáti | to drive |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
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 |