Etymology

windless

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Today it means: Devoid of wind; calm. Full definition →

Middle English wyndles
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwyndles
  2. English todaywindless

From Middle English wyndles, equivalent to wind + -less. Cognate with Old Norse vindlauss (“windless”).

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