Where does “warlessness” come from?
warlessness (English) comes from English warless, from English War, from Middle English werre, from Old Norse verri, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
warlessness (English): Absence of war
Ancestry of “warlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | warless | Without war, devoid of war |
| 2 | English | War | — |
| 3 | Middle English | werre | War in general; the practice of fighting between... |
| 4 | Old Norse | verri | comparative degree of illr, worse; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |