Where does “spokenness” come from?
spokenness (English) comes from English spoken, from English spoke, from Middle English spoke, from Old English spāca, from Proto-West Germanic *spaikā, from Proto-Germanic spaikō — spoke.
spokenness (English): The state or condition of being spoken
Definitions
- The state or condition of being spoken
Ancestry of “spokenness”, step by step
spokenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spoken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoken | Relating to speech; Speaking in a specified way;... |
| 2 | English | spoke | A support structure that connects the axle or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | spoke | A spoke; A sharp spike or projection on the edge... |
| 4 | Old English | spāca | spoke |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spaikā | spoke |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spaikō | spoke |
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 |