Where does “loomless” come from?

loomless (English) comes from English loom, from Middle English lome, from Old English lōme, from Old English ġelōme, from Proto-Germanic galōma, from Proto-Germanic galōmiz.

loomless (English): Without a loom

Definitions

  1. Without a loom

Ancestry of “loomless”, step by step

loomless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English loom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloomA utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in...
2Middle Englishlomeusually, commonly; A machine, device, or...
3Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
4Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
5Proto-Germanicgalōma
6Proto-Germanicgalōmiz

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-Germanic galōmiz
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