headlessness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *káput

Proto-Germanic *haubudąder.

Proto-Germanic *haubidą

Proto-West Germanic *haubid

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Proto-West Germanic *haubidalaus

Old English hēafodlēas

Middle English heedles

English headless

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English headlessness

From headless + -ness.

Noun

headlessness (uncountable)

1. The state of being headless.

Related terms

• headedness

Translations

state of being headless

• Finnish: päättömyys (fi)
• Hungarian: fejetlenség (hu)
• Turkish: gaflet (tr)