Where does “unmeetness” come from?
unmeetness (English) comes from English unmeet, from English meet, from Middle English meten, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
unmeetness (English): The quality of being unmeet
Definitions
- The quality of being unmeet
Ancestry of “unmeetness”, step by step
unmeetness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmeet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmeet | Not proper |
| 2 | English | meet | To make contact while in proximity; To gather... |
| 3 | Middle English | meten | to meet, come together; to paint; to sculpt;... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |