Where does “teariness” come from?
teariness (English) comes from English teary, from Middle English tery, from Middle English -y, from Middle English -ien, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
teariness (English): The state or condition of being teary
Definitions
- The state or condition of being teary
Ancestry of “teariness”, step by step
teariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teary | Of a person, having eyes filled with tears;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tery | teary |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ien | Forms nouns and adjectives denoting origin, association, or residence; -ian |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |