Where does “underwearlessness” come from?
underwearlessness (English) comes from English underwearless, from English underwear, from English Wear, from Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
underwearlessness (English): The state of being underwearless
Definitions
- The state of being underwearless
Ancestry of “underwearlessness”, step by step
underwearlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underwearless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underwearless | Without underwear |
| 2 | English | underwear | Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer... |
| 3 | English | Wear | The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks |
| 4 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 5 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |