Where does “untogetherness” come from?
untogetherness (English) comes from English untogether, from English together, from Middle English together, from Middle English togedere, from Middle English togadere, from Old English tōgædere, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
untogetherness (English): The quality of being untogether
Definitions
- The quality of being untogether
Ancestry of “untogetherness”, step by step
untogetherness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untogether
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untogether | Not together; separated; alone; Not together;... |
| 2 | English | together | At the same time, in the same place; in close... |
| 3 | Middle English | together | Alternative form of togidere |
| 4 | Middle English | togedere | Alternative form of togidere |
| 5 | Middle English | togadere | Alternative form of togidere |
| 6 | Old English | tōgædere | together |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
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 |