Where does “arrowless” come from?

arrowless (English) comes from English arrow, from Middle English ārwe, from Old English arwe, from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

arrowless (English): Without an arrow

Definitions

  1. Without an arrow

Ancestry of “arrowless”, step by step

arrowless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrowA projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...
2Middle EnglishārweAn arrow projectile weapon shot from a bow
3Old Englisharwearrow
4Proto-West Germanic*arhuarrow
5Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

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—

Words derived from “arrowless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *arhu →