Where does “stainlessness” come from?
stainlessness (English) comes from English stainless, from English stain, from Middle English steinen, from Old Norse steina, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.
stainlessness (English): The state or condition of being stainless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being stainless
Ancestry of “stainlessness”, step by step
stainlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stainless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stainless | Describing an alloy that is resistant to... |
| 2 | English | stain | A discoloured spot or area; A blemish on one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | steinen | to stain |
| 4 | Old Norse | steina | to stain, colour, paint |
| 5 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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 |