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Where does “shackleless” come from?

shackleless (English) comes from English Shackle, from Middle English schakelen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

shackleless (English): that has no shackles, or is not in shackles

Definitions

  1. that has no shackles, or is not in shackles

Ancestry of “shackleless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShackle—
2Middle Englishschakelen—
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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