Where does “spurlessness” come from?
spurlessness (English) comes from English spurless, from English Spur, from Middle English spure, from Old English spora, from Proto-West Germanic *spurō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
spurlessness (English): Absence of spurs
Definitions
- Absence of spurs
Ancestry of “spurlessness”, step by step
spurlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spurless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spurless | Without spurs |
| 2 | English | Spur | someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | spure | Alternative form of spore; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | spora | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurō | spur |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 7 | 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 |