English
lightliness
Lightliness may come from Middle English lightlines.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lightlinesuncertain
- Englishtodaylightliness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lightlinesuncertain
- Englishtodaylightliness
Formed from lightly + -ness
Old English lēoht
Old English lēohtlīċe ‘lightly, slightly, gently, easily, quickly,…’
Middle English lyghtly
English lightly
The story
Possibly from Middle English lightlines, lightlinesse, from Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche + -nes, -nesse.
Every English word from Middle English lightlines
Today it means
noun The quality or condition of one who acts lightly; ease; facility.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lightlines / lightliness