Where does “baconless” come from?

baconless (English) comes from English Bacon, from Middle English bacon, from Old French bacon, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

baconless (English): Without bacon

Definitions

  1. Without bacon

Ancestry of “baconless”, step by step

baconless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bacon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaconCured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig
2Middle EnglishbaconAlternative form of bacoun; meat from the back...
3Old Frenchbaconbacon, salted pork, ham, shank
4Frankishbakōham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon
5Proto-Germanicbakôback; flitch of bacon
6Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

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 bʰeg-