Where does “bindingless” come from?

bindingless (English) comes from English binding, from Middle English byndynge, from Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bindingless (English): Without a binding or bindings

Definitions

  1. Without a binding or bindings

Ancestry of “bindingless”, step by step

bindingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English binding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbindingImposing stipulations or requirements that must...
2Middle EnglishbyndyngeThe creation of a tie or binding
3Middle EnglishbindenTo secure or strengthen by various means; To take...
4Old Englishbindanto bind, constrain; to fasten or join
5Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
6Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

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 bʰendʰ-