Where does “springlessness” come from?
springlessness (English) comes from English springless, from English spring, from Romanian Șpring, from German spring, from German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
springlessness (English): The absence of springs
Definitions
- The absence of springs
Ancestry of “springlessness”, step by step
springlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English springless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | springless | Without a spring or springs |
| 2 | English | spring | To burst forth; To grow; To cause to burst forth |
| 3 | Romanian | Șpring | — |
| 4 | German | spring | singular imperative of springen; first-person... |
| 5 | German | springen | to spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;... |
| 6 | Old High German | springan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |
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 |