discourteousness

Questions

What does discourteousness mean?

The state or quality of being discourteous; lack of courtesy.

Where does discourteousness come from?

Etymology tree English discourteous 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 discourteousness From discourteous + -ness.

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