Where does “awles” come from?

awles (Middle English) comes from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

awles (Middle English): bold, daring

Definitions

  1. bold, daring

Ancestry of “awles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-lesLacking (something); without (something)
2Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
3Turkishilewith; and
4Ottoman Turkishایلهby
5Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
6Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also
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