Where does “stepmotherliness” come from?
stepmotherliness (English) comes from English stepmotherly, from English stepmother, from Middle English stepmoder, from Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic steupamōdēr — stepmother.
stepmotherliness (English): The quality of being stepmotherly
Definitions
- The quality of being stepmotherly
Ancestry of “stepmotherliness”, step by step
stepmotherliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stepmotherly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stepmotherly | Like or befitting a stepmother |
| 2 | English | stepmother | The wife of one's biological father, other than... |
| 3 | Middle English | stepmoder | stepmother wife of one's father |
| 4 | Old English | stēopmōdor | stepmother |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | steupamōdēr | stepmother |
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 |