Where does “untroddenness” come from?
untroddenness (English) comes from English untrodden, from English trodden, from English tread, from Middle English treden, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
untroddenness (English): The quality of being untrodden
Definitions
- The quality of being untrodden
Ancestry of “untroddenness”, step by step
untroddenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untrodden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untrodden | That has never been trod upon; unexplored,... |
| 2 | English | trodden | crushed by being walked on; past participle of... |
| 3 | English | tread | To step or walk (on or across something); to trample |
| 4 | Middle English | treden | To place one's foot on something; to lay a step... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |