Where does “stormlessness” come from?
stormlessness (English) comes from English stormless, from English storm, from Middle English storm, from Old English storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
stormlessness (English): Absence of storms; calm
Definitions
- Absence of storms; calm
Ancestry of “stormlessness”, step by step
stormlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stormless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stormless | Without a storm or stormy weather |
| 2 | English | storm | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 4 | Old English | storm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
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 |