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Where does “hearseless” come from?

hearseless (English) comes from English hearse, from Middle English herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hearseless (English): Without a hearse

Definitions

  1. Without a hearse

Ancestry of “hearseless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhearseA hind in the second year of her age; A...
2Middle Englishherse—
3Old Frenchherce—
4Latinherpicem—
5Latinhirpexharrow
6Latinhirpuswolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
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