Where does “stunningness” come from?
stunningness (English) comes from English stunning, from English stun, from Middle English stonen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
stunningness (English): Quality of being stunning
Definitions
- Quality of being stunning
Ancestry of “stunningness”, step by step
stunningness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stunning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stunning | Having an effect that stuns; Exceptionally... |
| 2 | English | stun | To incapacitate; especially by inducing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stonen | Composed or built of stone; To throw stones; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |