chariness

English

Etymology tree

English chary

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

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 chariness

From chary + -ness.

chariness (uncountable)

The condition of being chary; caution
- 1855, Washington Irving, The Crayon Reading Book:
  One great thing undoubtedly was, the chariness of herself and her conduct, which an unmarried female always observes.

caution