Etymology

voicelessness

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Today it means: The condition of being voiceless. Full definition →

English voiceless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōcem
  5. Anglo-Normanvoiz
  6. Middle Englishvoys
  7. Englishvoice
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishvoiceless
  13. English todayvoicelessness

From voiceless + -ness.

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