Etymology

beefless

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Today it means: Without beef. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Italic*gʷōs
  3. Latinbovem
  4. Anglo-Normanbeof
  5. Middle Englishbef
  6. Englishbeef
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todaybeefless

From beef + -less.

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