Where does “goggleless” come from?

goggleless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

goggleless (English): Without goggles

Definitions

  1. Without goggles

Ancestry of “goggleless”, step by step

goggleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English goggle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoggleTo stare with wide eyes; To roll the eyes; A...
2Middle Englishgogelento roll , to look sideways
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les