Where does “flukeless” come from?

flukeless (English) comes from English fluke, from English Flook, from Old Norse flóki, from Proto-Germanic flukkōn-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flukeless (English): Without a fluke

Definitions

  1. Without a fluke

Ancestry of “flukeless”, step by step

flukeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fluke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflukeA lucky or improbable occurrence, with the...
2EnglishFlook—
3Old Norseflókituft of hair
4Proto-Germanicflukkōn-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

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 plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōn- →