Where does “smilelessness” come from?
smilelessness (English) comes from English smileless, from English smile, from Middle English smilen, from Old Norse smīla, from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
smilelessness (English): Absence of smiles
Definitions
- Absence of smiles
Ancestry of “smilelessness”, step by step
smilelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smileless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smileless | Without a smile, unsmiling |
| 2 | English | smile | A facial expression comprised by flexing the... |
| 3 | Middle English | smilen | to smile |
| 4 | Old Norse | smīla | to smile |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smīlijaną | to smile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
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 |