Where does “snakelessness” come from?
snakelessness (English) comes from English snakeless, from English snake, from Middle English snake, from Old English snaca, from Proto-Germanic snakô, from Proto-Germanic snakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneg- — to crawl, creeping thing.
snakelessness (English): Absence of snakes
Definitions
- Absence of snakes
Ancestry of “snakelessness”, step by step
snakelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snakeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snakeless | Without snakes |
| 2 | English | snake | A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with... |
| 3 | Middle English | snake | snake; serpent |
| 4 | Old English | snaca | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snakô | snake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snakaną | to crawl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneg- | to crawl, creeping thing |
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 |