Where does “unmercifulness” come from?
unmercifulness (English) comes from English unmerciful, from English merciful, from Middle English merciful, from Middle English mercy, from Middle English -ful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz — to fill.
unmercifulness (English): The state or condition of being unmerciful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unmerciful
Ancestry of “unmercifulness”, step by step
unmercifulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmerciful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmerciful | not showing mercy |
| 2 | English | merciful | showing mercy |
| 3 | Middle English | merciful | — |
| 4 | Middle English | mercy | Alternative form of mercien |
| 5 | Middle English | -ful | Appended to nouns to form adjectives denoting... |
| 6 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |