English
strengthless
Strengthless comes from Middle English strengthles.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strengthles
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596–1599strengthless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strengthles
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596–1599strengthless
Earliest quotation: c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth: “And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like…”
Formed from strength + -less
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist; rope, cord’
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Proto-West Germanic *strang ‘strong’
Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu ‘strength’
Old English strengþu ‘strength’
Middle English strengthe
English strength
Every English word from Middle English strengthles
Today it means
adj Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English strengthles / strengthless