Where does “wingless” come from?
Wingless comes from English wing, from Middle English winge, from Old Norse vængr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- meaning to blow or move.
wingless (English): Having no, or only rudimentary, wings
Definitions
- Having no, or only rudimentary, wings
Ancestry of “wingless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 2 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 3 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 4 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |