Where does “narratorless” come from?

narratorless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

narratorless (English): Without a narrator

Definitions

  1. Without a narrator

Ancestry of “narratorless”, step by step

narratorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English narrator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnarratorOne who narrates or tells stories; The person or...
2EnglishnarrateTo relate in speech or writing; To give an...
3Latinnarratorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les
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