English

almostness

From almost + -ness.

Formed from almost + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- ‘good’

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Proto-West Germanic *maist

Old English mǣst

Old English eallmǣst ‘nearly all’

Middle English almost

Today it means

noun The quality of almost being something, or almost reaching a point; incomplete state.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / almostness