Where does “wolflessness” come from?
wolflessness (English) comes from English wolfless, from English Wolf, from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
wolflessness (English): Absence of wolves
Definitions
- Absence of wolves
Ancestry of “wolflessness”, step by step
wolflessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wolfless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wolfless | Without wolves |
| 2 | English | Wolf | The constellation Lupus |
| 3 | Middle English | wolf | wolf, lupine; terrifying person |
| 4 | Old English | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
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 |