English
fellowess
Fellowess comes from Middle English felawesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500felawesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1748fellowess
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500felawesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1748fellowess
Earliest quotation: 1748, Samuel Richardson, Letter CXV: “Who can have patience with such fellows and fellowesses?”
Formed from fellow + -ess
Old Norse félag ‘fellowship, partnership’
Old Norse félagi ‘companion’
Old English fēolaga ‘companion, partner’
Middle English felawe ‘companion, good friend’
English fellow
Every English word from Middle English felawesse
Today it means
noun A female fellow.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English felawesse / fellowess