Where does “underwearlessness” come from?
underwearlessness (English) comes from English underwearless, from English underwear, from English Wear, from Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
underwearlessness (English): The state of being underwearless
Definitions
- The state of being underwearless
Ancestry of “underwearlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | underwearless | Without underwear |
| 2 | English | underwear | Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer... |
| 3 | English | Wear | — |
| 4 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 5 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |