Where does “lunglessness” come from?
lunglessness (English) comes from English lungless, 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,...
lunglessness (English): Absence of lungs
Ancestry of “lunglessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lungless | Without lungs |
| 2 | English | lung | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls... |
| 3 | Middle English | lunge | — |
| 4 | Old English | lungen | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lunganjō | lung |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |