Where does “unfatherliness” come from?
unfatherliness (English) comes from English unfatherly, from English fatherly, from Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ, from Proto-Germanic fadurlīkaz, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
unfatherliness (English): The state or condition of being unfatherly
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unfatherly
Ancestry of “unfatherliness”, step by step
unfatherliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfatherly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfatherly | Not fatherly; unpaternal |
| 2 | English | fatherly | Characteristic of what is considered the ideal... |
| 3 | Middle English | faderly | fatherly pertaining to a father |
| 4 | Old English | fæderlīċ | fatherly, paternal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fadurlīkaz | fatherly; fatherlike |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
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 |