speechless
English
/ˈspiːtʃ.lɪs/
adj
Definitions
- Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.
- (archaic)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English specheles inherited from Old English sprǣċlēas (without the power of speak, speechless) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz suffix from English speech.
Origin
English
speech
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antispeech English
- avoidance speech English
- bespeech English
- byspeech English
- co-speech English
- counterspeech English
- cyberspeech English
- endspeech English
- forespeech English
- midspeech English
- misspeech English
- nonspeech English
- prespeech English
- protospeech English
- speech English
- speech fright English
- speechcraft English
- speechfright English
- speechful English
- speechification English
- speechify English
- speeching English
- speechlessly English
- speechlessness English
- speechlike English
- speechlore English
- speechmaker English
- speechmaking English
- speechreading English
- speechworthy English
- speechwriter English
- speechwriting English
- speechy English
- Sprache German
- sprachlos German
- -e- Dutch, Flemish
- speech Dutch, Flemish
- spraak Dutch, Flemish
- sprakeloos Dutch, Flemish
- спич Russian
- *sprēkalausaz Proto-Germanic
- スピーチ Japanese
- sprǣċlēas Old English
- speche Middle English
- specheles Middle English
- speech
- speechy
- byspeech
- bespeech
- speeching
- endspeech
- midspeech
- misspeech
- speechify
- co-speech
- speechful
- prespeech
- nonspeech
- speechlike
- speechlore
- antispeech
- forespeech
- speechcraft
- speechmaker
- cyberspeech
- protospeech
- speechfright
- speechwriter
- speechworthy
- speechmaking
- speechlessly
- counterspeech
- speech fright
- speechwriting
- speechreading
- speechlessness
- speechification
- avoidance speech