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Where does “thrusterless” come from?

thrusterless (English) comes from English thruster, from English thrust, from Middle English þristen, from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

thrusterless (English): Without thrusters

Definitions

  1. Without thrusters

Ancestry of “thrusterless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrusterOne who thrusts, who pushes or stabs; A device...
2EnglishthrustAn attack made by moving the sword parallel to...
3Middle Englishþristen—
4Old Norseþrysta—
5Proto-Germanicþrustijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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