Etymology

answerless

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Today it means: Having or producing no answer. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English answer
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swer-
  5. Proto-Germanic*swarō
  6. Proto-Germanic*andaswarō
  7. Proto-West Germanic*andaswaru
  8. Old Englishandswaru
  9. Middle Englishanswere
  10. Englishanswer
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. English todayanswerless

From answer + -less.

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