Quenchless
/ˈkwentʃ.ləs/noun
Unable to be quenched, satisfied, extinguished, or suppressed.
Did you know?The word can describe both literal fire and an insatiable inner desire, preserving an old metaphor in which thirst and passion behave like flames.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷengʷ-
“To extinguish or put out; the reconstructed root behind Germanic forms associated with quenching.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kwenkijaną
“To extinguish or cause something to go out.”
Old English
Old English
ācwencan
“To quench, extinguish, or put out, especially fire.”
Middle English
Middle English
quenchen
“To extinguish fire, satisfy thirst, or suppress a feeling.”
Modern English
English
quenchless
“Formed from quench plus -less: impossible to extinguish or satisfy.”