Where does “spindliness” come from?
spindliness (English) comes from English spindly, from English spindle, from Middle English spyndel, from Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- — to twist; to weave.
spindliness (English): The quality of being spindly
Definitions
- The quality of being spindly
Ancestry of “spindliness”, step by step
spindliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spindly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spindly | Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak... |
| 2 | English | spindle | A rod used for spinning and then winding natural... |
| 3 | Middle English | spyndel | A spindle; An rod that objects revolve around; a... |
| 4 | Old English | spinel | spindle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
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 |