Where does “unsingableness” come from?
unsingableness (English) comes from English unsingable, from English singable, from English sing, from Middle English singen, from Old English singan, from Proto-West Germanic singwan, from Proto-Germanic singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.
unsingableness (English): The quality of being unsingable
Definitions
- The quality of being unsingable
Ancestry of “unsingableness”, step by step
unsingableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsingable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsingable | Not singable; impossible to sing |
| 2 | English | singable | Capable of being sung |
| 3 | English | sing | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with... |
| 4 | Middle English | singen | To sing (something); to produce (certain) noises with one's voice |
| 5 | Old English | singan | to sing, chant |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | singwan | to sing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | singwaną | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷʰ- | to recite; to sing |
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 |