Where does “paunchless” come from?
paunchless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
paunchless (English): Having no paunch
Ancestry of “paunchless”, step by step
paunchless 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 paunch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | paunch | The first compartment of the stomach of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | paunche | stomach, belly; innards, guts |
| 3 | Old French | pance | stomach; belly |
| 4 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |