Where does “untrueness” come from?
untrueness (English) comes from English untrue, from Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz — untrue, disloyal, unfaithful.
untrueness (English): The state or condition of being untrue; falsehood
Definitions
- The state or condition of being untrue; falsehood
Ancestry of “untrueness”, step by step
untrueness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untrue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untrue | False; not true; Not faithful or loyal |
| 2 | Middle English | untrewe | untrue |
| 3 | Old English | untrīewe | untrue, not faithful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *untriuwī | untrue, disloyal, unfaithful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *untriwwiz | untrue, disloyal, unfaithful |
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 |