Where does “sterlingness” come from?
sterlingness (English) comes from English sterling, from Middle English sterling, from Old English starlinc, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
sterlingness (English): The quality of being sterling
Definitions
- The quality of being sterling
Ancestry of “sterlingness”, step by step
sterlingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sterling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sterling | The currency of the United Kingdom; especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | sterling | starling |
| 3 | Old English | starlinc | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 5 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
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 |