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Where does “wrathless” come from?

wrathless (English) comes from English wrath, from Middle English wratthe, from Old English wrǣþþu, from Proto-West Germanic wraiþiþu, from Proto-West Germanic wraiþ, from Proto-Germanic wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrathless (English): Free from anger

Definitions

  1. Free from anger

Ancestry of “wrathless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrathGreat anger; Punishment; Wrathful; wroth; very...
2Middle Englishwratthe—
3Old Englishwrǣþþuwrath, fury
4Proto-West Germanicwraiþiþuanger, fury, wrath
5Proto-West Germanicwraiþextremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent
6Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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