Russianness

Russianness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Russian
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English Russianness

    From Russian + -ness.

    Noun

    Russianness (uncountable)

    1. The quality or characteristic of being Russian.
      • 2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, Penguin, published 2012, page 47:
        What could represent ‘Russianness’ or ‘Germanness’ inside a work written in English?

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