Where does “pimpless” come from?
pimpless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
pimpless (English): Without a pimp
Ancestry of “pimpless”, step by step
pimpless 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 pimp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pimp | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution... |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | pɨmp | five |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |