Etymology

tongueless

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Today it means: Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation. Full definition →

Middle English tongeles
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromtongeles
  2. English todaytongueless

From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue + -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).

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