motherliness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English motherly

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-

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 motherliness

From motherly + -ness.

Noun

motherliness (uncountable)

1. The property of being motherly.

Translations

quality

• Finnish: äidillisyys (fi)
• Tamil: தாய்மை (ta) (tāymai)

property

• Finnish: äidillisyys (fi)
• Tamil: தாய்மை (ta) (tāymai)

Anagrams

• mothers' lines