Etymology

joblessness

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Today it means: The state of being jobless or unemployed. Full definition →

English jobless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-
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  1. Englishjob
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishjobless
  7. English todayjoblessness

From jobless + -ness.

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