Where does “brotherlessness” come from?
brotherlessness (English) comes from English brotherless, from Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-Germanic brōþērlausaz, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
brotherlessness (English): The state or condition of being brotherless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being brotherless
Ancestry of “brotherlessness”, step by step