Where does “frockless” come from?

frockless (English) comes from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

frockless (English): Without a frock

Definitions

  1. Without a frock

Ancestry of “frockless”, step by step

frockless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrockA dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which...
2Middle Englishfrok—
3Old Frenchfrocfrock
4Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
5Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

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 rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →