Where does “forgifnes” come from?

forgifnes (Middle English) comes from Old English forġiefnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “forgifnes”, step by step

forgifnes traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English forġiefnes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforġiefnesforgiveness
2Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
3Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
4Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Old English forġifnes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforġifnes—

via Old English forġiefennes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforġiefennesforgiveness, remission, indulgence, permission
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old English -nes →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →