Where does “mischiefless” come from?

mischiefless (English) comes from English mischief, from Middle English myschef, from Old French meschief, from Old French meschever, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie.

mischiefless (English): Devoid of mischief

Definitions

  1. Devoid of mischief

Ancestry of “mischiefless”, step by step

mischiefless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mischief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmischiefConduct that playfully causes petty annoyance; A...
2Middle EnglishmyschefA troubling or unfortunate situation or event; an...
3Old Frenchmeschiefmisfortune; mishap; evil deed, wrong
4Old Frenchmescheverto fail; to make a mistake; to suffer a...
5Old Frenchmesbut; my
6Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
7Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
8Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
9Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
10Middle Frenchmagie
11Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
12Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
13Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
14Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
15Proto-Iranianmagúš

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-Iranian magúš