Where does “hingeless” come from?
hingeless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
hingeless (English): Without hinges; nonhinged
Definitions
- Without hinges; nonhinged
Ancestry of “hingeless”, step by step
hingeless 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 hinge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hinge | A jointed or flexible device that allows the... |
| 2 | Middle English | henge | hinge device a door pivots on |
| 3 | Old English | *henġ | — |
Words derived from “hingeless”