English
layless
From lay + -less.
Formed from lay + -less
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
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Proto-Germanic *lagjaną ‘to lay’
Proto-West Germanic *laggjan ‘to lay’
Old English leċġan ‘to lay’
Middle English leyen ‘to lay’
English lay
Today it means
adj Lacking sexual intercourse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / layless