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Where does “toothless” come from?

Toothless comes from Middle English toþeles, Old English tōþlēas, and Proto-Germanic tanþlausaz, literally meaning "lacking teeth."

toothless (English): Having no teeth; Weak; having no ability to...

Definitions

  1. Having no teeth; Weak; having no ability to...

Ancestry of “toothless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtothles—
2Old Englishtōþlēas—
3Proto-Germanictanþlausaztoothless

Words derived from “toothless”

  • toothlessly
  • toothlessness
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