Where does “cogless” come from?

cogless (English) comes from English cog, from Middle English cogge, from Proto-Germanic kuggō, from Proto-Indo-European gugā, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

cogless (English): Without cogs

Definitions

  1. Without cogs

Ancestry of “cogless”, step by step

cogless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcogA tooth on a gear; A gear; a cogwheel; An...
2Middle Englishcogge—
3Proto-Germanickuggō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangugāhump, ball
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

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 Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gugā →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggō →