Where does “monthless” come from?

monthless (English) comes from English month, from Middle English moneth, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

monthless (English): Not pertaining to a month

Definitions

  1. Not pertaining to a month

Ancestry of “monthless”, step by step

monthless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English month

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonthA period into which a year is divided,...
2Middle Englishmonethmonth
3Old Englishmōnaþmonth
4Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

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 meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →