Where does “wartlessness” come from?
wartlessness (English) comes from English wartless, 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.
wartlessness (English): Absence of warts
Definitions
- Absence of warts
Ancestry of “wartlessness”, step by step
wartlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wartless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wartless | Without warts |
| 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 |