Where does “stocklessness” come from?
stocklessness (English) comes from English stockless, from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną — to push, to hit.
stocklessness (English): Absence of stock
Definitions
- Absence of stock
Ancestry of “stocklessness”, step by step
stocklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stockless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stockless | Lacking stock |
| 2 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 4 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 5 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |