Etymology

spitless

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Today it means: Without spit or spitting. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English spit
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spitless · adjective1

  1. Englishspit
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. English todayspitless

From spit + -less.

spitless · adjective2

From shitless.

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