Where does “axleless” come from?

axleless (English) comes from English axle, from Middle English axil, from Old English eax, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

axleless (English): Without axles

Definitions

  1. Without axles

Ancestry of “axleless”, step by step

axleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English axle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxleShoulder; The pin or spindle on which a wheel...
2Middle Englishaxilaxle
3Old Englisheaxaxis, axle
4Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

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—
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