English
weirdless
Weirdless comes from Scots weirdless ‘unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable’, from weird ‘fate, fortune, destiny’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, wind’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wurdiz‘fate, destiny’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wurdireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wyrd‘fate, destiny’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500werde‘a predetermined or predestined event’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentweird‘fate, fortune, destiny’
- Scots, derivedc. 1450–presentweirdless‘unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, wind’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wurdiz‘fate, destiny’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wurdireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wyrd‘fate, destiny’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500werde‘a predetermined or predestined event’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentweird‘fate, fortune, destiny’
- Scots, derivedc. 1450–presentweirdless‘unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable’
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from weird + -less
Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn’
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Proto-Germanic *wurdiz ‘fate’
Proto-West Germanic *wurdi ‘fate’
Old English wyrd ‘fate’
Middle English werde ‘a predetermined or predestined event’
English weird
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, bend’
wear, guard, con, garage, regard, ward, warn, worm, beware, garrison, verge, optic, ware, panorama, reverence, revere, vermin, wry, vermilion, prosaic, guaranty, diorama, milliner, varmint, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermeil, 68 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, wind’
university, worth, version, word, conversation, universe, ridiculous, divorce, diversity, versus, diverse, verse, vertical, advertisement, versatile, vortex, advert, divert, convertible, adversity, revert, pervert, diversification, vertex, ridicule, vertigo, avert, vert, derision, verso, deride, derisive, perversity, wurst, 73 more
Today it means
adj Unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / weirdless