mightless
English
adj
Definitions
- Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mightles inherited from Old English mihtlēas inherited from Proto-Germanic *mahtilausaz suffix from English might.
Origin
English
might
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- almighty English
- might English
- might-be English
- mighta English
- mightand English
- mighteous English
- mightest English
- mighteth English
- mightful English
- mightlessness English
- mightly English
- mightn't English
- mightnae English
- mighty English
- unmight English
- Macht German
- Machtlosigkeit German
- machtlos German
- macht Dutch, Flemish
- machteloos Dutch, Flemish
- machteloosheid Dutch, Flemish
- *mahtilausaz Proto-Germanic
- mihtleas Old English
- mihtlēas Old English
- mightles Middle English
- myght Middle English
- máttlaus Icelandic
- máttur Icelandic
- machteloos Middle Dutch
- Macht Saterland Frisian
- machtloos Saterland Frisian