Where does “wakelessness” come from?
wakelessness (English) comes from English wakeless, from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
wakelessness (English): Absence of waking; a state of endless sleep
Definitions
- Absence of waking; a state of endless sleep
Ancestry of “wakelessness”, step by step
wakelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wakeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wakeless | Without waking; Without a wake |
| 2 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 4 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 5 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |