Where does “last-nameless” come from?

last-nameless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

last-nameless (English): Without a last name

Definitions

  1. Without a last name

Ancestry of “last-nameless”, step by step

last-nameless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English last name

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlast namea person's family name
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus