English
profoundness
Profoundness comes from Middle English profoundnesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500profoundnesse
- Englishtodayprofoundness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500profoundnesse
- Englishtodayprofoundness
Formed from profound + -ness
Latin profundus ‘deep, profound’
Old French profont ‘deep (of a liquid)’
Anglo-Norman profound
Middle English profound
English profound
Every English word from Middle English profoundnesse
Today it means
noun The quality of being profound; profundity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English profoundnesse / profoundness