Where does “winglessness” come from?
winglessness (English) comes from English wingless, from English wing, from English woman, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
winglessness (English): Absence of wings
Definitions
- Absence of wings
Ancestry of “winglessness”, step by step
winglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wingless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wingless | Having no, or only rudimentary, wings |
| 2 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 3 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 4 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 5 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 6 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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 |