Where does “woollessness” come from?
woollessness (English) comes from English woolless, from English Wool, from Middle English wolle, from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
woollessness (English): Absence of wool
Definitions
- Absence of wool
Ancestry of “woollessness”, step by step
woollessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woolless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woolless | Without wool |
| 2 | English | Wool | OS grid ref SY8486 |
| 3 | Middle English | wolle | wool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric |
| 4 | Old English | wull | wool |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wullu | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
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 |