Where does “hijabless” come from?
hijabless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
hijabless (English): Not wearing hijab
Ancestry of “hijabless”, step by step
hijabless 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 hijab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hijab | The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the... |
| 2 | Arabic | حِجَاب | cover, veil; veil |