Where does “insightless” come from?

insightless (English) comes from English insight, from Middle English insight, from Old English insiht, from Proto-Germanic insahtiz, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

insightless (English): Lacking insight

Definitions

  1. Lacking insight

Ancestry of “insightless”, step by step

insightless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English insight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsightA sight or view of the interior of anything; a...
2Middle Englishinsight—
3Old Englishinsihtnarrative, account; argument
4Proto-Germanicinsahtizaccount, narrative; discussion, argument
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

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 “insightless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic insahtiz →