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Where does “dēaþlīcnes” come from?

dēaþlīcnes (Old English) comes 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...

dēaþlīcnes (Old English): mortality, liable to death; the mortal life

Definitions

  1. mortality, liable to death; the mortal life

Ancestry of “dēaþlīcnes”, step by step

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