Where does “plackless” come from?
plackless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
plackless (English): penniless; broke
Ancestry of “plackless”, step by step
plackless 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 plack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | plack | A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 3 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |