Where does “cheekless” come from?

cheekless (English) comes from English cheek, from Middle English cheeke, from Old English ċēce, from Proto-West Germanic kākā, from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

cheekless (English): Without cheeks

Definitions

  1. Without cheeks

Ancestry of “cheekless”, step by step

cheekless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cheek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheekThe soft skin on each side of the face, below the...
2Middle Englishcheeke—
3Old Englishċēce—
4Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
5Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

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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