Where does “unblissfulness” come from?
unblissfulness (English) comes from English unblissful, from English blissful, from Middle English blisful, from Middle English -ful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
unblissfulness (English): The state, quality, or condition of being...
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of being...
Ancestry of “unblissfulness”, step by step
unblissfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unblissful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unblissful | Not blissful |
| 2 | English | blissful | Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | blisful | blissful, blessed |
| 4 | Middle English | -ful | Appended to nouns to form adjectives denoting... |
| 5 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |