Where does “teemingness” come from?
teemingness (English) comes from English teeming, from English teem, from Middle English temen, from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
teemingness (English): The quality of teeming, or being full of busy...
Definitions
- The quality of teeming, or being full of busy...
Ancestry of “teemingness”, step by step
teemingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teeming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teeming | present participle of teem; Abundantly filled... |
| 2 | English | teem | To be stocked to overflowing; To be prolific; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | temen | To bear young, to produce children; To give... |
| 4 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | 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 |