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
Ancestry of “wrathless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wrath | Great anger; Punishment; Wrathful; wroth; very... |
| 2 | Middle English | wratthe | — |
| 3 | Old English | wrǣþþu | wrath, fury |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wraiþiþu | anger, fury, wrath |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wraiþ | extremely angry, irate, wroth; hostile, violent |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþaz | twisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |