Where does “steamless” come from?
steamless (English) comes from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
steamless (English): Without steam
Ancestry of “steamless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | steam | The vapor formed when water changes from liquid... |
| 2 | Middle English | steem | — |
| 3 | Old English | stēam | steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | staumaz | steam, vapour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |