Where does “sonlessness” come from?
sonlessness (English) comes from English sonless, from English son, from Middle English sun, from Middle English sonne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén — sun.
sonlessness (English): Lack of sons
Definitions
- Lack of sons
Ancestry of “sonlessness”, step by step
sonlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sonless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sonless | Without a son |
| 2 | English | son | One's male offspring; A male adopted person in... |
| 3 | Middle English | sun | Alternative form of sonne; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Middle English | sonne | The brightest and warmest celestial body,... |
| 5 | Old English | sunne | sun |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
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 |