Where does “starchlessness” come from?
starchlessness (English) comes from English starchless, from English starch, from Middle English starche, from Middle English sterch, from Middle English stark, from Old English stearc, from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.
starchlessness (English): Absence of starch
Definitions
- Absence of starch
Ancestry of “starchlessness”, step by step
starchlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English starchless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starchless | Without starch |
| 2 | English | starch | A widely diffused vegetable substance found... |
| 3 | Middle English | starche | — |
| 4 | Middle English | sterch | stiff |
| 5 | Middle English | stark | — |
| 6 | Old English | stearc | severe, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |
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 |