Where does “bracketless” come from?

bracketless (English) comes from English bracket, from English bragget, from Middle English bragot, from Middle Welsh bragod, from Middle Welsh brag — malt.

bracketless (English): Without brackets

Definitions

  1. Without brackets

Ancestry of “bracketless”, step by step

bracketless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bracket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbracketA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf;...
2EnglishbraggetA liquor made of fermented ale and honey with...
3Middle Englishbragotbragget
4Middle Welshbragod—
5Middle Welshbragmalt

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 Middle Welsh brag →Every word from Middle Welsh bragod →Every word from Middle English bragot →