Where does “widthlessness” come from?
widthlessness (English) comes from English widthless, from English width, from English wide, from Old English wīd, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
widthlessness (English): Absence of width
Definitions
- Absence of width
Ancestry of “widthlessness”, step by step
widthlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English widthless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | widthless | Without width |
| 2 | English | width | The state of being wide; The measurement of the... |
| 3 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 4 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |