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Where does “nibless” come from?

nibless (English) comes from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

nibless (English): Without a nib

Definitions

  1. Without a nib

Ancestry of “nibless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNIBOf a product that is the subject of a consumer...
2EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
3Middle Englishnebface, nose
4Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
5Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
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