Where does “understandingness” come from?
understandingness (English) comes from English understanding, from Old English understandan, from Proto-Germanic understandaną, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
understandingness (English): The state or condition of being understanding
Definitions
- The state or condition of being understanding
Ancestry of “understandingness”, step by step
understandingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English understanding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | understanding | The act of one that understands or comprehends;... |
| 2 | Old English | understandan | to understand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | understandaną | to stand between, stand in the midst, understand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
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 |