Where does “unfreeness” come from?
unfreeness (English) comes from English unfree, from English free, from Middle English free, from Old English frēo, from Proto-Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
unfreeness (English): Quality of being unfree
Definitions
- Quality of being unfree
Ancestry of “unfreeness”, step by step
unfreeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfree
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfree | Not free; especially of a tenant who was bound to... |
| 2 | English | free | Unconstrained; Obtainable without any payment;... |
| 3 | Middle English | free | — |
| 4 | Old English | frēo | free, joyful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *frī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
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 |