Where does “unstaidness” come from?
unstaidness (English) comes from English unstaid, from English staid, from English stayed, from English stay, from Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, from Middle Dutch staeye, from Middle Dutch staede.
unstaidness (English): Quality of being unstaid
Definitions
- Quality of being unstaid
Ancestry of “unstaidness”, step by step
unstaidness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unstaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unstaid | uncontrolled, unrestrained |
| 2 | English | staid | Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious,... |
| 3 | English | stayed | simple past tense and past participle of stay |
| 4 | English | stay | To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | stay | A stay |
| 6 | Old French | estaye | prop, support |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | staeye | a prop, stay |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | staede | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |