Where does “hoistless” come from?
hoistless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
hoistless (English): Without a hoist
Ancestry of “hoistless”, step by step
hoistless 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 hoist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hoist | To raise; to lift; to elevate; To lift a trophy... |
| 2 | English | hoise | to hoist; to hoist, be raised |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hisen | — |