Where does “knackless” come from?

knackless (English) comes from English knack, from English Knaack, from Dutch knaak, from Middle Low German knoke, from Old Dutch knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō — joint.

knackless (English): Not having the knack for something; inept;...

Definitions

  1. Not having the knack for something; inept;...

Ancestry of “knackless”, step by step

knackless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English knack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknackA readiness in performance; aptness at doing...
2EnglishKnaack—
3DutchknaakA 2½ guilders coin; A large, valuable coin
4Middle Low Germanknoke—
5Old Dutchknuko—
6Proto-West Germanic*knokōjoint

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—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knokō →Every word from Old Dutch knuko →Every word from Middle Low German knoke →