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Where does “lungless” come from?

lungless (English) comes from English lung, from Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lungless (English): Without lungs

Definitions

  1. Without lungs

Ancestry of “lungless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlungA biological organ of vertebrates that controls...
2Middle Englishlunge—
3Old Englishlungenlung
4Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
5Proto-Germaniclungôlung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lungless”

  • lunglessness
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