Where does “weatherliness” come from?
weatherliness (English) comes from English weatherly, from English weather, from Middle English weder, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic wedr, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
weatherliness (English): The quality of being weatherly
Definitions
- The quality of being weatherly
Ancestry of “weatherliness”, step by step
weatherliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weatherly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weatherly | Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway |
| 2 | English | weather | The short term state of the atmosphere at a... |
| 3 | Middle English | weder | weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad... |
| 4 | Old English | weder | weather; wind, storm, breeze, air |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wedr | weather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
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 |