Where does “hearseless” come from?

hearseless (English) comes from English hearse, from Middle English herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hearseless (English): Without a hearse

Definitions

  1. Without a hearse

Ancestry of “hearseless”, step by step

hearseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hearse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhearseA hind in the second year of her age; A...
2Middle Englishherse—
3Old Frenchherce—
4Latinherpicem—
5Latinhirpexharrow
6Latinhirpuswolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

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 ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →