Where does “sprawlingness” come from?
sprawlingness (English) comes from English sprawling, from English sprawl, from Middle English spraulen, from Old English spreawlian, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sprawlingness (English): The quality of being sprawling
Definitions
- The quality of being sprawling
Ancestry of “sprawlingness”, step by step
sprawlingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sprawling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprawling | present participle of sprawl; That sprawls;... |
| 2 | English | sprawl | To sit with the limbs spread out; To spread out... |
| 3 | Middle English | spraulen | to sprawl |
| 4 | Old English | spreawlian | to sprawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
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 |