harmless

Meaning

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Origin

  • From Middle English harmles, from Old English *hearmlēas, from Proto-Germanic *harmalausaz ("without harm; harmless"), equivalent to harm + -less.
  • Cognate with German harmlos ("harmless"), Danish harmløs ("harlmess"), Swedish harmlös ("harmless").

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