Where does “weightfulness” come from?
weightfulness (English) comes from English weightful, from English weight, from Middle English weight, from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
weightfulness (English): The quality or state of being weightful;...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being weightful;...
Ancestry of “weightfulness”, step by step
weightfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weightful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weightful | Full of, possessing, or characterised by weight;... |
| 2 | English | weight | The force on an object due to the gravitational... |
| 3 | Middle English | weight | — |
| 4 | Old English | wiht | creature, person, thing, being; weight |
| 5 | Latin | Vectis | Isle of Wight |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wextā | time, course, turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
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 |