English
gormlessness
From gormless + -ness.
A compound of gormless + -ness
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰawȷ́ʰ-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰúȷ́ʰati
Sanskrit गूहति ‘to hide’
Proto-Germanic *gaumaz ‘heed, attention’
Old Norse gaum
English gormless
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being gormless.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gormlessness