Where does “workmanliness” come from?
workmanliness (English) comes from English workmanly, from English workman, from Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
workmanliness (English): The quality of being workmanly
Definitions
- The quality of being workmanly
Ancestry of “workmanliness”, step by step
workmanliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English workmanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | workmanly | Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike;... |
| 2 | English | workman | A man who labours for wages; An artisan or... |
| 3 | Middle English | werkman | — |
| 4 | Old English | weorcmann | workman, labourer |
| 5 | Old English | weorc | work, in various senses, including |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
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 |