Where does “unhandiness” come from?
unhandiness (English) comes from English unhandy, from English Handy, from English handgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr.
unhandiness (English): Quality of being unhandy
Definitions
- Quality of being unhandy
Ancestry of “unhandiness”, step by step
unhandiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unhandy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unhandy | Of a person, or movement: not handy, inept,... |
| 2 | English | Handy | Easy to use, useful |
| 3 | English | handgun | A small gun with a relatively short barrel,... |
| 4 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 5 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 6 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 8 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
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 |