Where does “dredfulnesse” come from?
dredfulnesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English dredful, from Middle English dred, from Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan, from Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic andarādan, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda- — on, onto.
dredfulnesse (Middle English): The feeling of dread; terror
Definitions
- The feeling of dread; terror
Ancestry of “dredfulnesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dredful | Having dread or fear |
| 2 | Middle English | dred | Fear, dread; the state of being frightened |
| 3 | Middle English | dreden | To fear or dread |
| 4 | Old English | drǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 5 | Old English | ondrǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andarādan | to be afraid, fear; to be in awe |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |