mawkishness

Questions

What does mawkishness mean?

The property of being mawkish.

Where does mawkishness come from?

Etymology tree English mawkish 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 mawkishness From mawkish + -ness.

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