English
foolhardiness
Foolhardiness comes from Middle English foolhardynesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foolhardynesse
- Englishtodayfoolhardiness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foolhardynesse
- Englishtodayfoolhardiness
Formed from foolhardy + -ness
Latin follis ‘bellows’
Old French fol ‘foolish, silly’
Old French fol hardi ‘foolishly bold’
Middle English folehardy ‘Marked by unthinking recklessness with…’
English foolhardy
Every English word from Middle English foolhardynesse
Today it means
noun The quality of being foolhardy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English foolhardynesse / foolhardiness