Where does “rymetliest” come from?

rymetliest (Old English) comes from Old English -liest, from Old English -lēas, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

rymetliest (Old English): lack of room or space, roomlessness

Definitions

  1. lack of room or space, roomlessness

Ancestry of “rymetliest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-liestsuffix denoting lack, want or absence of;...
2Old English-lēas-less
3Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
4Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old English -lēas →
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