Etymology

responseless

re·sponse·less
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Today it means: Having or producing no response. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spend-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*spondéyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*spondejō
  6. Proto-Italic*spondeō
  7. Latinspondeō
  8. Latinrespondeō
  9. Latinrespōnsum
  10. Old Frenchrespuns
  11. Middle Englishrespounse
  12. Englishresponse
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  15. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  16. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  17. English todayresponseless

From response + -less.

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