Etymology

managerless

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Today it means: Without a manager. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*manus
  3. Latinmanus
  4. Vulgar Latin*manizāre
  5. Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
  6. Old Frenchmanege
  7. Middle English*manage
  8. Englishmanage
  9. Englishmanager
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. English todaymanagerless

From manager + -less.

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