Where does “pastless” come from?
pastless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
pastless (English): Without a past
Ancestry of “pastless”, step by step
pastless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English past
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | past | The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future |
| 2 | English | passed | simple past tense and past participle of pass;... |
Words derived from “pastless”