Where does “stairlessness” come from?
stairlessness (English) comes from English stairless, from English stair, from Middle English steire, from Old English stǣġer, from Proto-Germanic staigriz, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵʰ- — to go.
stairlessness (English): Absence of stairs
Definitions
- Absence of stairs
Ancestry of “stairlessness”, step by step
stairlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stairless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stairless | Without stairs |
| 2 | English | stair | A single step in a staircase; A series of steps;... |
| 3 | Middle English | steire | staircase, stairs; stair, step; ladder |
| 4 | Old English | stǣġer | stair, staircase |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | staigriz | scaffold, platform; stairs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyǵʰ- | to go |
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 |