Where does “vowlessness” come from?
vowlessness (English) comes from English vowless, from English vow, from Middle English vowe, from Old French vut, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo — to promise, to vow; to praise.
vowlessness (English): Absence of vows
Definitions
- Absence of vows
Ancestry of “vowlessness”, step by step
vowlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vowless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vowless | Without a vow; not having taken a vow |
| 2 | English | vow | A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave... |
| 3 | Middle English | vowe | — |
| 4 | Old French | vut | wish; dire; want |
| 5 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 6 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 7 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |
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 |