Where does “unutterableness” come from?
unutterableness (English) comes from English unutterable, from English utterable, from English utter, from Middle English outre, from Old English ūtera, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
unutterableness (English): The state or condition of being unutterable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unutterable
Ancestry of “unutterableness”, step by step
unutterableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unutterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unutterable | Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or... |
| 2 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 3 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 4 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
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 |