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Where does “witles” come from?

witles (Middle English) comes from Old English witlēas, from Proto-Germanic witjalausaz — witless.

Ancestry of “witles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwitlēassenseless; witless
2Proto-Germanicwitjalausazwitless

Words derived from “witles”

  • witless
  • witlessly
  • witlessness
Every word from Proto-Germanic witjalausaz →