Where does “lawnless” come from?
lawnless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
lawnless (English): Without a lawn
Ancestry of “lawnless”, step by step
lawnless 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 lawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lawn | An open space between woods; Ground covered with... |
| 2 | Old French | Lan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Laudunum | — |
Words derived from “lawnless”