Where does “wizardishness” come from?
wizardishness (English) comes from English wizardish, from English wizard, from English -ard, from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
wizardishness (English): Property of being wizardish
Definitions
- Property of being wizardish
Ancestry of “wizardishness”, step by step
wizardishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wizardish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wizardish | Wizardlike; resembling or characteristic of a wizard |
| 2 | English | wizard | Someone, usually male, who uses magic, mystic... |
| 3 | English | -ard | Someone who is in a specified condition |
| 4 | Middle English | -ard | ard |
| 5 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 6 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
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 |