Etymology

pineless

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Today it means: Having no pine trees. Full definition →

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

  1. Latinpīnus
  2. Proto-West Germanic*pīnā
  3. Old English*pīne
  4. Middle Englishpyne
  5. Englishpine
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  8. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  10. English todaypineless

From pine + -less.

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