Where does “bangleless” come from?
bangleless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
bangleless (English): Without bangles
Ancestry of “bangleless”, step by step
bangleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English bangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bangle | A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bangilaz | a stick, club |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bang- | to bang; pound; beat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |