Where does “slakeless” come from?
slakeless (English) comes from English slake, from Middle English slaken, from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slakeless (English): Not capable of being slaked
Definitions
- Not capable of being slaked
Ancestry of “slakeless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slake | To satisfy; To cool with water or another... |
| 2 | Middle English | slaken | to render slack, to slake |
| 3 | Old English | sleacian | — |
| 4 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |