Where does “wonderlessness” come from?
wonderlessness (English) comes from English wonderless, from English Wonder, from Middle English wonder, from Old English wundor, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wonderlessness (English): Absence of wonder
Definitions
- Absence of wonder
Ancestry of “wonderlessness”, step by step
wonderlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wonderless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wonderless | Devoid of wonder |
| 2 | English | Wonder | Any of the Wonders of the World |
| 3 | Middle English | wonder | marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event |
| 4 | Old English | wundor | miracle, wonder, marvel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wundr | marvel, wonder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
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 |