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English pretty

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 prettiness

From pretty + -ness.

countable, uncountable The quality of being pretty. A young girl in cap and apron—a girl of quite unusual prettiness—appeared at the door.