Where does “muþleas” come from?

muþleas (Old English) comes from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

muþleas (Old English): without a mouth; lacking a mouth; mouthless

Definitions

  1. without a mouth; lacking a mouth; mouthless

Ancestry of “muþleas”, step by step

muþleas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūþmouth, opening, door, gate
2Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
3Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old English lēas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
2Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic munþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ →