Where does “cuffless” come from?
cuffless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
cuffless (English): Without cuffs
Ancestry of “cuffless”, step by step
cuffless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English cuff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cuff | glove; mitten; the end of a shirt sleeve that... |
| 2 | Middle English | cuffe | glove |
| 3 | Old English | cuffie | hood, cap |
Words derived from “cuffless”