Where does “funless” come from?

funless (English) comes from English fun, from Middle English fonne, from Old Norse fáni, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

funless (English): Lacking fun

Definitions

  1. Lacking fun

Ancestry of “funless”, step by step

funless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfunamusement, enjoyment or pleasure; playful, often...
2Middle EnglishfonneA fool, idiot or moron; Someone who is easily...
3Old Norsefánivain person, swaggerer
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

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 “funless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Old Norse fáni →