Where does “wiggliness” come from?
wiggliness (English) comes from English wiggly, from English wiggle, from Middle English wiglen, from Middle Dutch wigelen, from Proto-Germanic wigulōną.
wiggliness (English): The quality of being wiggly
Definitions
- The quality of being wiggly
Ancestry of “wiggliness”, step by step
wiggliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wiggly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wiggly | Constantly moving, especially with small,... |
| 2 | English | wiggle | To move with irregular, back and forward or side... |
| 3 | Middle English | wiglen | to wiggle |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wigelen | to wiggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wigulōną | — |
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 |