Where does “sorrowlessness” come from?
sorrowlessness (English) comes from English sorrowless, from English sorrow, from German sorge, from Middle High German sorge, from Old High German sorga, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
sorrowlessness (English): Absence of sorrow
Definitions
- Absence of sorrow
Ancestry of “sorrowlessness”, step by step
sorrowlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sorrowless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorrowless | Devoid of sorrow |
| 2 | English | sorrow | unhappiness, woe; An instance or cause of... |
| 3 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 5 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
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 |