Where does “waxlessness” come from?
waxlessness (English) comes from English waxless, from English wax, from Middle English wax, from Old English weax, from Proto-West Germanic wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
waxlessness (English): Absence of wax
Definitions
- Absence of wax
Ancestry of “waxlessness”, step by step
waxlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English waxless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waxless | Without wax |
| 2 | English | wax | Beeswax; Earwax; Any oily, water-resistant... |
| 3 | Middle English | wax | wax beeswax, sealing wax, etc |
| 4 | Old English | weax | wax |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wahs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |
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 |