Where does “cartless” come from?
cartless (English) comes from English cart, from Middle English cart, from Old Norse kartr, from Old English læcc — a boggy stream.
cartless (English): Without a cart
Ancestry of “cartless”, step by step
cartless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cart | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed... |
| 2 | Middle English | cart | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kartr | wagon; wagon; cart |
| 4 | Old English | læcc | a boggy stream |
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 | — |