Where does “teemless” come from?
teemless (English) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
teemless (English): Not fruitful or prolific; barren
Definitions
- Not fruitful or prolific; barren
Ancestry of “teemless”, step by step
teemless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teem | To be stocked to overflowing; To be prolific; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | temen | To bear young, to produce children; To give... |
| 3 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |