Where does “unfleshliness” come from?
unfleshliness (English) comes from English unfleshly, from English fleshly, from Middle English fleschly, from Old English flæsclic, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
unfleshliness (English): The quality of being unfleshly
Definitions
- The quality of being unfleshly
Ancestry of “unfleshliness”, step by step
unfleshliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfleshly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfleshly | Not pertaining to or devoted to the flesh or the... |
| 2 | English | fleshly | Of or relating to the body; Of, relating to or... |
| 3 | Middle English | fleschly | — |
| 4 | Old English | flæsclic | fleshly, carnal |
| 5 | Old English | flǣsċ | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |
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 |