Where does “duckless” come from?

duckless (English) comes from English Duck, from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch duok, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

duckless (English): Without ducks

Definitions

  1. Without ducks

Ancestry of “duckless”, step by step

duckless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Duck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDuckTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something
2Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
3Middle Dutchdoeccloth
4Old Dutchduok—
5Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
6Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

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—

Words derived from “duckless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →