Where does “knobless” come from?
knobless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
knobless (English): Without a knob
Ancestry of “knobless”, step by step
knobless 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 knob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | knob | A rounded protuberance, especially one arising... |
| 2 | Middle English | knobbe | knob; lump, bump |
| 3 | Middle Low German | knobbe | lump, knot; knob; knot in wood |
Words derived from “knobless”