Where does “pigless” come from?

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

pigless (English): Without a pig

Definitions

  1. Without a pig

Ancestry of “pigless”, step by step

pigless 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 pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les