Where does “chapless” come from?

chapless (English) comes from English chap, from English Chapman, from Middle English chapman, from Old English cēapmann, from Old English cēap, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

chapless (English): Having no lower jaw; fleshless; HAMLET; Why, e'en...

Definitions

  1. Having no lower jaw; fleshless; HAMLET; Why, e'en...

Ancestry of “chapless”, step by step

chapless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchapA man, a fellow; A customer, a buyer; A child
2EnglishChapmanfor a merchant
3Middle EnglishchapmanA merchant; a seller of goods
4Old Englishcēapmanndealer
5Old Englishcēapcattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,...
6Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
7Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
8LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
9Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

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—
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