Where does “háčekless” come from?

háčekless (English) comes from English háček, from Czech háček, from Czech hák, from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

háčekless (English): Written without a háček

Definitions

  1. Written without a háček

Ancestry of “háčekless”, step by step

háčekless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English háček

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishháčekA caron; a diacritical mark usually resembling...
2Czechháčeklittle hook; fishhook; háček
3Czechhákhook
4Middle High Germanhāken—
5Old High Germanhākohook
6Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
7Proto-Germanichakôhook
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

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 keg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hakô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hakō →