Where does “tiredness” come from?
Tiredness comes from Middle English -nesse, Old English -nes, and Proto-Germanic -inassuz and -inōną, ultimately deriving from a Germanic root meaning to wear out or exhaust.
tiredness (English): The state of being tired
Definitions
- The state of being tired
Ancestry of “tiredness”, step by step
tiredness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English tired
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tired | simple past tense and past participle of tire; In... |