Where does “unplayfulness” come from?
unplayfulness (English) comes from English unplayful, from English playful, from Middle English pleiful, from Middle English pleye, from Old English pleġa, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô — Derives nouns from roots.
unplayfulness (English): The quality of being unplayful
Definitions
- The quality of being unplayful
Ancestry of “unplayfulness”, step by step
unplayfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unplayful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unplayful | Not playful |
| 2 | English | playful | liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | pleiful | playful, joyous |
| 4 | Middle English | pleye | Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,... |
| 5 | Old English | pleġa | exercise |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | plegō | care; an exercise; a game |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
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 |