Where does “thoroughbredness” come from?
thoroughbredness (English) comes from English thoroughbred, from English bred, from Middle English bred, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
thoroughbredness (English): The quality of being thoroughbred
Definitions
- The quality of being thoroughbred
Ancestry of “thoroughbredness”, step by step
thoroughbredness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thoroughbred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thoroughbred | Bred from pure stock; well-bred and properly... |
| 2 | English | bred | simple past tense and past participle of breed |
| 3 | Middle English | bred | bread, pastry; food, nourishment |
| 4 | Old English | bred | surface; plank, board; table, tablet |
| 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 |