Where does “grudgeless” come from?
grudgeless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
grudgeless (English): Without grudges
Ancestry of “grudgeless”, step by step
grudgeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English grudge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | grudge | Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill... |
| 2 | Middle English | grucchen | to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge |
| 3 | Old French | grouchier | to grumble |
Words derived from “grudgeless”