Where does “mommyless” come from?

mommyless (English) comes from English mommy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mommyless (English): Without a mother; momless

Definitions

  1. Without a mother; momless

Ancestry of “mommyless”, step by step

mommyless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mommy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmommyMother; To treat someone like a mother would; to...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ