Where does “untoothsomeness” come from?
untoothsomeness (English) comes from English untoothsome, from English toothsome, from English tooth, from Middle English toth, from Old English tōþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
untoothsomeness (English): The quality of not being toothsome
Definitions
- The quality of not being toothsome
Ancestry of “untoothsomeness”, step by step
untoothsomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untoothsome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untoothsome | Not toothsome |
| 2 | English | toothsome | Delicious; Sexually attractive; Having a pleasing... |
| 3 | English | tooth | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth... |
| 4 | Middle English | toth | Alternative form of tothe |
| 5 | Old English | tōþ | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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 |