Where does “winterlessness” come from?
winterlessness (English) comes from English winterless, from English Winter, from Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
winterlessness (English): Absence of winter
Definitions
- Absence of winter
Ancestry of “winterlessness”, step by step
winterlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English winterless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | winterless | Without a winter |
| 2 | English | Winter | A placename |
| 3 | Middle English | winter | winter |
| 4 | Old English | winter | winter; year |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
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 |