Where does “badgeless” come from?

badgeless (English) comes from English badge, from Middle English badge, from Anglo-Norman bage, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

badgeless (English): Without a badge

Definitions

  1. Without a badge

Ancestry of “badgeless”, step by step

badgeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English badge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbadgeA distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or...
2Middle Englishbadge—
3Anglo-Normanbage—
4Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

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 bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Anglo-Norman bage →