Etymology

plumeless

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Today it means: Without plumes. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*plewk-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*plewk-smeh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*plouksmā
  5. Latinplūma
  6. Anglo-Normanplume
  7. Middle Englishplume
  8. Englishplume
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. English todayplumeless

From plume + -less.

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