Where does “tiplessness” come from?
tiplessness (English) comes from English tipless, from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
tiplessness (English): Lack of tips or gratuities
Definitions
- Lack of tips or gratuities
Ancestry of “tiplessness”, step by step
tiplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tipless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tipless | That does not tip over; Without a gratuity |
| 2 | English | tip | The extreme end of something, especially when... |
| 3 | Middle English | tip | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuppijô | to be atop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
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 |