Where does “unburdensomeness” come from?

unburdensomeness (English) comes from English unburdensome, from English burdensome, from English burden, from Middle English burden, from Old English byrden, from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ — shiny, light brown.

unburdensomeness (English): The state or quality of being unburdensome

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being unburdensome

Ancestry of “unburdensomeness”, step by step

unburdensomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unburdensome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunburdensomeNot burdensome
2EnglishburdensomeCharacteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
3EnglishburdenA heavy load; A responsibility, onus; A cause of...
4Middle EnglishburdenAlternative form of borden; plural of burde
5Old Englishbyrden
6Proto-West Germanicburþiniburden
7Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
8Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄Every word from Proto-West Germanic burþī