Where does “honourless” come from?
honourless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
honourless (English): Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured
Definitions
- Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured
Ancestry of “honourless”, step by step
honourless 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 honour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | honour | British spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth... |