Where does “humpless” come from?

humpless (English) comes from English hump, from Dutch homp, from Middle Low German hump, from Old Saxon hump, from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.

humpless (English): Without humps

Definitions

  1. Without humps

Ancestry of “humpless”, step by step

humpless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumpA mound of earth; A speed hump; A deformity in...
2Dutchhompgobbet
3Middle Low Germanhumpheap, hill, stump; heap, hump
4Old Saxonhumphill, heap, thick piece
5Proto-Germanichumpazhip, height; hump
6Proto-Indo-Europeankumb-curved

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—

Words derived from “humpless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic humpaz →Every word from Old Saxon hump →