Where does “danceless” come from?
danceless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
danceless (English): Without dancing; Without rhythm suitable for...
Definitions
- Without dancing; Without rhythm suitable for...
Ancestry of “danceless”, step by step
danceless 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 dance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dance | A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually... |
| 2 | Middle English | dauncen | To dance, be in a dance; To move about in a rapid... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | dauncer | — |
Words derived from “danceless”