Where does “gleamless” come from?

gleamless (English) comes from English gleam, from Middle English glem, from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gleamless (English): Without a gleam

Definitions

  1. Without a gleam

Ancestry of “gleamless”, step by step

gleamless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gleam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgleamA small or indistinct shaft or stream of light; A...
2Middle Englishglem—
3Old Englishglæmgleam
4Proto-Germanicglaimizbrightness, splendour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

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 ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glaimiz →