Where does “meshless” come from?
meshless (English) comes from English mesh, from Middle English mesche, from Old English māsc, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
meshless (English): Without a mesh
Definitions
- Without a mesh
Ancestry of “meshless”, step by step
meshless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mesh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesh | A structure made of connected strands of metal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mesche | — |
| 3 | Old English | māsc | mash; mixture, mash |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |