Where does “Zionless” come from?

Zionless (English) comes from English Zion, from Middle English sion, from Old French cion, from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.

Zionless (English): Without Zion

Definitions

  1. Without Zion

Ancestry of “Zionless”, step by step

Zionless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Zion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZionJerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount
2Middle Englishsion—
3Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
4Frankishkīþō—
5Proto-Germanickīþô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →