Where does “tallowless” come from?
tallowless (English) comes from English tallow, from Middle English talow, from Old English tealh, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
tallowless (English): Without tallow
Ancestry of “tallowless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tallow | A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used... |
| 2 | Middle English | talow | — |
| 3 | Old English | tealh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |