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Where does “aweless” come from?

aweless (English) comes from Middle English aweles, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

aweless (English): Without fear; fearless, unafraid; Wanting...

Definitions

  1. Without fear; fearless, unafraid; Wanting...

Ancestry of “aweless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaweles—
2Middle English-lesLacking ; without
3Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
4Turkishilewith; and
5Ottoman Turkishایله—
6Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
7Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also

Words derived from “aweless”

  • awelessness
  • awlessness
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