Where does “woodlessness” come from?
woodlessness (English) comes from English woodless, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
woodlessness (English): Absence of wood
Definitions
- Absence of wood
Ancestry of “woodlessness”, step by step
woodlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woodless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woodless | Without wood |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |