English

lack-mind

From lack + mind.

A compound of lack + mind

Proto-Germanic *lakaz ‘limp’

Proto-Germanic *laką

Proto-West Germanic *lak

Old English *læc ‘deficiency’

Middle English lack

English lack

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’

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Proto-Germanic *mundiz ‘memory’

Proto-West Germanic *mundi

Old English mynd ‘mind’

Middle English minde

English mind

Today it means

noun An unintelligent person.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lack-mind