Where does “unwomanliness” come from?
unwomanliness (English) comes from English unwomanly, from English womanly, from Middle English womanly, from Middle English wommanly, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
unwomanliness (English): The state or condition of being unwomanly
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unwomanly
Ancestry of “unwomanliness”, step by step
unwomanliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unwomanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unwomanly | Not womanly; unfeminine; In a manner unbecoming a... |
| 2 | English | womanly | Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | womanly | Alternative form of wommanly |
| 4 | Middle English | wommanly | Resembling or characteristic of a woman;... |
| 5 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 6 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 7 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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 |