Where does “stuffedness” come from?
stuffedness (English) comes from English stuffed, from English stuff, from Romanian stuf, from Old Frisian stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
stuffedness (English): The quality of being stuffed
Definitions
- The quality of being stuffed
Ancestry of “stuffedness”, step by step
stuffedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stuffed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stuffed | simple past tense and past participle of stuff;... |
| 2 | English | stuff | Miscellaneous items or objects; personal... |
| 3 | Romanian | stuf | reed; thatch |
| 4 | Old Frisian | stīf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
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 |