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Where does “holynesse” come from?

holynesse (Middle English) comes from Old English hāliġnes — holiness, a holy thing, rites.

Ancestry of “holynesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāliġnesholiness, a holy thing, rites

Words derived from “holynesse”

  • holiness
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