Where does “wartiness” come from?
wartiness (English) comes from English warty, from English wart, from Middle English warte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wartiness (English): The state or condition of being warty
Definitions
- The state or condition of being warty
Ancestry of “wartiness”, step by step
wartiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English warty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warty | Having warts; Similar to a wart |
| 2 | English | wart | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin... |
| 3 | Middle English | warte | mole, wart, boil |
| 4 | Old English | wearte | wart |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wartā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wartǭ | wart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |