Where does “strokelessness” come from?
strokelessness (English) comes from English strokeless, from English stroke, from Middle English stroke, from Middle English strok, from Old English strāc, from Scots straik, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strokelessness (English): Lack of strokes
Definitions
- Lack of strokes
Ancestry of “strokelessness”, step by step
strokelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strokeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strokeless | Without a stroke |
| 2 | English | stroke | An act of stroking; A blow or hit; A single... |
| 3 | Middle English | stroke | Any striking or hitting motion; The force of... |
| 4 | Middle English | strok | Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | strāc | stroke |
| 6 | Scots | straik | A stroke, a blow; To stroke |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | straikaz | A stroke, line, dash |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
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 |