Where does “sundriness” come from?
sundriness (English) comes from English sundry, from Middle English sondri, from Old English syndriġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
sundriness (English): The quality of being sundry
Definitions
- The quality of being sundry
Ancestry of “sundriness”, step by step
sundriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sundry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sundry | Separate; distinct; diverse; Individual; one for... |
| 2 | Middle English | sondri | — |
| 3 | Old English | syndriġ | separate, single; sundry, various, distinct;... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |