Where does “tinyness” come from?
tinyness (English) comes from English tiny, from Middle English tine, from Middle English tinde, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tinyness (English): the state or quality of being tiny
Definitions
- the state or quality of being tiny
Ancestry of “tinyness”, step by step
tinyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tiny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tiny | Very small; A small child; an infant; Anything... |
| 2 | Middle English | tine | Alternative form of þin |
| 3 | Middle English | tinde | — |
| 4 | Old English | tind | a point or prong on a weapon or implement; a tine |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tind | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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 |