Where does “utmostness” come from?
utmostness (English) comes from English utmost, from Old English ūtemest, from Old English ūte, from Old Norse úti, from Proto-Germanic ūtai, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utmostness (English): The quality of being utmost
Definitions
- The quality of being utmost
Ancestry of “utmostness”, step by step
utmostness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utmost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utmost | Situated at the most distant limit; farthest,... |
| 2 | Old English | ūtemest | — |
| 3 | Old English | ūte | outside; without; out; outdoors, outside |
| 4 | Old Norse | úti | outside |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūtai | outside, without |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | 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 |