Where does “utterableness” come from?
utterableness (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utterableness (English): The quality of being utterable
Definitions
- The quality of being utterable
Ancestry of “utterableness”, step by step
utterableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 2 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 3 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 4 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | 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 |