English
themness
From them + -ness.
Formed from them + -ness
Proto-Germanic *þaimaz ‘dative plural of *sa ‘that’’
Old Norse þeim ‘to them’
Middle English þem
English them
Today it means
noun otherness
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “themness”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / themness