Etymology

redness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being red. Full definition →

Middle English reednes ← Old English rēadnes
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromrēadnes“redness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromreednes
  3. English todayredness

From Middle English reednes, rednesse, from Old English rēadnes (“redness”), equivalent to red + -ness.

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