Where does “unsqueamishness” come from?
unsqueamishness (English) comes from English unsqueamish, from English squeamish, from English squeamous, from Middle English sweme, from Old English swima, from Proto-West Germanic swimman, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
unsqueamishness (English): The quality of being unsqueamish
Definitions
- The quality of being unsqueamish
Ancestry of “unsqueamishness”, step by step
unsqueamishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsqueamish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsqueamish | Not squeamish |
| 2 | English | squeamish | easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseated... |
| 3 | English | squeamous | squeamish |
| 4 | Middle English | sweme | — |
| 5 | Old English | swima | a swoon, swimming in the head |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swimman | to swim |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
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 |