Where does “wrongmindedness” come from?
wrongmindedness (English) comes from English wrongminded, from English minded, from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
wrongmindedness (English): The state or quality of being wrongminded;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being wrongminded;...
Ancestry of “wrongmindedness”, step by step
wrongmindedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wrongminded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrongminded | Mistaken; characterized by faulty reasoning; Bad,... |
| 2 | English | minded | Having a mind for something or a certain way of... |
| 3 | English | mind | The ability for rational thought; The ability to... |
| 4 | Middle English | minde | — |
| 5 | Old English | mynd | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamundiz | remembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |