Where does “kinkless” come from?

kinkless (English) comes from English kink, from Middle English kinken, from Old English cincian, from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- — to mock, insult.

kinkless (English): Without a kink or kinks; not curled or twisted;...

Definitions

  1. Without a kink or kinks; not curled or twisted;...

Ancestry of “kinkless”, step by step

kinkless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinkTo laugh loudly; To gasp for breath as in a...
2Middle Englishkinken—
3Old Englishcincianto laugh loudly; cackle
4Proto-West Germanickinkōn—
5Proto-Germanickinkōnąto laugh loudly, kink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult

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—
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