Where does “clennesse” come from?

clennesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne, from Proto-Germanic klainiz, from Proto-Indo-European g(e)lēi-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clennesse (Middle English): cleanness

Definitions

  1. cleanness

Ancestry of “clennesse”, step by step

clennesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English clene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcleneclean
2Old Englishclǣnepure, clear; clean, pure
3Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
4Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Middle English nesse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnesse—
2Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(e)lēi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klainiz →