Etymograph

English

fewness

From few + -ness.

A compound of few + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few’

Proto-Germanic *fawaz

Proto-West Germanic *fau

Old English fēaw

Middle English fewe ‘few’

English few

Today it means

noun The state, quality, or condition of being few.

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

Etymograph / fewness