Where does “wheatlessness” come from?
wheatlessness (English) comes from English wheatless, from English wheat, from Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
wheatlessness (English): Absence of wheat
Definitions
- Absence of wheat
Ancestry of “wheatlessness”, step by step
wheatlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wheatless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheatless | Without wheat |
| 2 | English | wheat | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 4 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
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 |