Where does “crutchless” come from?

crutchless (English) comes from English crutch, from Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crutchless (English): Without crutches

Definitions

  1. Without crutches

Ancestry of “crutchless”, step by step

crutchless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crutch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrutchA device to assist in motion as a cane,...
2Middle Englishcrucchecrutch
3Old Englishcryċċcrutch, staff
4Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
6Indo-European*ger-—

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 Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →