Where does “beardless” come from?

Beardless comes from Middle English berdles, from Old English beardlēas meaning without a beard, from Proto-Germanic bardalausaz.

beardless (English): Lacking a beard; Not having reached puberty or...

Definitions

  1. Lacking a beard; Not having reached puberty or...

Ancestry of “beardless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbērdlēsBeardless; having no beard
2Old Englishbeardlēasbeardless
3Proto-Germanicbardalausazbeardless

Words derived from “beardless”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bardalausaz →Every word from Old English beardlēas →Every word from Middle English bērdlēs →
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