Etymology

stemless

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Today it means: Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂mn̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂mnís
  4. Proto-Germanic*stamniz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stamni
  6. Old Englishstemn
  7. Middle Englishstemme
  8. Englishstem
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. English todaystemless

From stem + -less.

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