Where does “greetingless” come from?
greetingless (English) comes from English greeting, from English greet, from Old English grētan, from Proto-West Germanic grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic grōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
greetingless (English): Without a greeting
Definitions
- Without a greeting
Ancestry of “greetingless”, step by step
greetingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English greeting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | greeting | A conventional phrase used to start a letter or... |
| 2 | English | greet | To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person... |
| 3 | Old English | grētan | to greet, address |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grōtijan | to address, to greet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōtijaną | to cause to weep; make cry; to scold; to address |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grētaną | to weep, to cry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēw- | to grind, rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |