Where does “unthrivingness” come from?
unthrivingness (English) comes from English unthriving, from English thriving, from English thrive, from Middle English turf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.
unthrivingness (English): The quality of being unthriving
Definitions
- The quality of being unthriving
Ancestry of “unthrivingness”, step by step
unthrivingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unthriving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unthriving | Failing to thrive; weak or sickly |
| 2 | English | thriving | That thrives; successful; flourishing or... |
| 3 | English | thrive | To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously... |
| 4 | Middle English | turf | soil, earth |
| 5 | Old English | turf | turf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | turb | turf, peat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |
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 |