Where does “unhardiness” come from?
unhardiness (English) comes from English unhardy, from English Hardy, from Middle English hardy, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz — to travel, tour.
unhardiness (English): The state or quality of being unhardy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unhardy
Ancestry of “unhardiness”, step by step
unhardiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unhardy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unhardy | Not hardy |
| 2 | English | Hardy | now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy |
| 3 | Middle English | hardy | — |
| 4 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 5 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 6 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
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 |