Etymology

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Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English time
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  4. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  6. Old Englishtīma
  7. Middle Englishtyme
  8. Englishtime
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. English todaytimeless

From time + -less.

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