Where does “upsettingness” come from?
upsettingness (English) comes from English upsetting, from English upset, from Middle English upset, from Middle English upsetten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
upsettingness (English): The quality of being upsetting
Definitions
- The quality of being upsetting
Ancestry of “upsettingness”, step by step
upsettingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upsetting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upsetting | present participle of upset; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | upset | Angry, distressed, or unhappy; Feeling unwell,... |
| 3 | Middle English | upset | the act of setting up; establishment |
| 4 | Middle English | upsetten | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |