Where does “cradleless” come from?
cradleless (English) comes from English cradle, from Middle English cradel, from Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic kradul, from Proto-Germanic kradulaz, from Proto-Germanic kradô, from Proto-Indo-European grotHón-, from Proto-Indo-European gretH- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cradleless (English): Without a cradle
Definitions
- Without a cradle
Ancestry of “cradleless”, step by step
cradleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cradle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cradle | A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers... |
| 2 | Middle English | cradel | A cradle bed for babies |
| 3 | Old English | cradol | cradle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kradul | cradle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kradulaz | cradle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kradô | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grotHón- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gretH- | to tie |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |