Where does “unforgivingness” come from?
unforgivingness (English) comes from English unforgiving, from English forgiving, from English forgive, from Middle English foryiven, from Old English forġiefan, from Proto-Germanic fragebaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
unforgivingness (English): The quality of being unforgiving
Definitions
- The quality of being unforgiving
Ancestry of “unforgivingness”, step by step
unforgivingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unforgiving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy;... |
| 2 | English | forgiving | Inclined to forgive; User-friendly, such that... |
| 3 | English | forgive | To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or... |
| 4 | Middle English | foryiven | to forgive |
| 5 | Old English | forġiefan | to give up, bestow; to forgive, give up, provide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fragebaną | to give, grant; to forgive |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |