Where does “pluckless” come from?
pluckless (English) comes from English pluck, from Middle English plucken, from Old English pluccian, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic plukkōną — to pluck, pull out or off.
pluckless (English): Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted
Definitions
- Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted
Ancestry of “pluckless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pluck | To pull something sharply; to pull something out;... |
| 2 | Middle English | plucken | — |
| 3 | Old English | pluccian | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *plukkōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plukkōną | to pluck, pull out or off |