Where does “unneighborliness” come from?
unneighborliness (English) comes from English unneighborly, from English neighborly, from English neighbor, from Middle English neyghebour, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — to reach, to attain.
unneighborliness (English): The quality of being unneighborly
Definitions
- The quality of being unneighborly
Ancestry of “unneighborliness”, step by step
unneighborliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unneighborly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unneighborly | Alternative spelling of unneighbourly |
| 2 | English | neighborly | US standard spelling of neighbourly |
| 3 | English | neighbor | US standard spelling of neighbour |
| 4 | Middle English | neyghebour | A neighbour; an adjacent or nearby individual or thing |
| 5 | Old English | nēahġebūr | neighbour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | nāhwagabūrō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
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 |