Where does “stealthfulness” come from?
stealthfulness (English) comes from English stealthful, from English stealth, from Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic stēliþō.
stealthfulness (English): The quality of being stealthy
Definitions
- The quality of being stealthy
Ancestry of “stealthfulness”, step by step
stealthfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stealthful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stealthful | stealthy |
| 2 | English | stealth | The attribute or characteristic of acting in... |
| 3 | Middle English | stelthe | — |
| 4 | Old English | stǣlþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stēliþō | — |
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 |