Where does “womblessness” come from?
womblessness (English) comes from English wombless, from English womb, from Middle English wombe, from Old English womb, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.
womblessness (English): Absence of a womb
Definitions
- Absence of a womb
Ancestry of “womblessness”, step by step
womblessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wombless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wombless | Without a womb |
| 2 | English | womb | In female mammals, the organ in which the young... |
| 3 | Middle English | wombe | The stomach; The womb or uterus; the location... |
| 4 | Old English | womb | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wambu | womb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wambō | belly, stomach, abdomen; womb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wamp- | membrane , intestines, womb |
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 |