Where does “bribeless” come from?

bribeless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

bribeless (English): Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes

Ancestry of “bribeless”, step by step

bribeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English bribe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbribeSomething given in exchange for influence or as...
2Middle Englishbribe
3Old Frenchbribergo begging
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus