Where does “pledgeless” come from?

pledgeless (English) comes from English pledge, from Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege, from Medieval Latin plevium, from Latin plebiō, from Frankish plegan.

pledgeless (English): Without a pledge or commitment

Definitions

  1. Without a pledge or commitment

Ancestry of “pledgeless”, step by step

pledgeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pledge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpledgeTo make a solemn promise; To deposit something as...
2Middle Englishplege—
3Anglo-Normanplegepledge; surety
4Old Frenchplegepledge; surety
5Medieval Latinplevium—
6Latinplebiō—
7Frankishplegan—

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—
Every word from Frankish plegan →