Where does “plaidless” come from?
plaidless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
plaidless (English): Without a plaid
Ancestry of “plaidless”, step by step
plaidless 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 plaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | plaid | A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a... |
| 2 | Scots | plaid | plaid |
| 3 | Scots | ply | — |