Etymology

trainless

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Today it means: Without a train (in various senses). Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  2. Latintrahere
  3. Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
  4. Old Frenchtraïner
  5. Old Frenchtrain
  6. Middle Englishtrayne
  7. Englishtrain
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todaytrainless

From train + -less.

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