Where does “trippingness” come from?
trippingness (English) comes from English tripping, from English trip, from Middle English trippen, from Old French triper, from German Tripper — gonorrhea, clap.
trippingness (English): A tripping quality; movement in a light, dancing manner
Definitions
- A tripping quality; movement in a light, dancing manner
Ancestry of “trippingness”, step by step
trippingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tripping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tripping | present participle of trip; Quick; nimble;... |
| 2 | English | trip | a journey; an excursion or jaunt; a stumble or... |
| 3 | Middle English | trippen | To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;... |
| 4 | Old French | triper | to hop or dance around, strike with the feet |
| 5 | German | Tripper | gonorrhea, clap |
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 |