Etymology

manless

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Today it means: Without a man or men. Full definition →

Middle English manles ← Old English mannlēas ← Proto-Germanic *manalausaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*manalausaz
  2. Old English · inherited frommannlēas
  3. Middle English · inherited frommanles
  4. English todaymanless

From Middle English manles, from Old English mannlēas, from Proto-Germanic *manalausaz, equivalent to man + -less. Cognate with Dutch manloos, German mannlos, Icelandic mannlauss.

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