Etymology

victimless

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Today it means: Without a victim. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English victim
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
  2. Latinvictima
  3. Middle Frenchvictime
  4. Englishvictim
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  7. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  9. English todayvictimless

From victim + -less.

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