Where does “wallless” come from?
wallless (English) comes from English Wall, from Middle English wall, from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
wallless (English): Without a wall or walls; unwalled
Definitions
- Without a wall or walls; unwalled
Ancestry of “wallless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Wall | — |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |