Where does “dintless” come from?

dintless (English) comes from English dint, from Middle English dint, from Old English dynt, from Proto-West Germanic *dunti, from Proto-Germanic duntiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.

dintless (English): Without a dint

Definitions

  1. Without a dint

Ancestry of “dintless”, step by step

dintless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdintA blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight;...
2Middle EnglishdintThe landing of a weapon; a blow or stroke;...
3Old Englishdyntblow, strike
4Proto-West Germanic*dunti
5Proto-Germanicduntizshock, impact, blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰén-surface

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 dʰén-Every word from Proto-Germanic duntizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *dunti
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