Etymology

cheeseless

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Today it means: Without cheese. Full definition →

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

  1. Latincāseus
  2. Proto-Germanic*kāsijaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kāsī
  4. Old Englishċīese
  5. Middle Englishchese
  6. Englishcheese
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todaycheeseless

From cheese + -less.

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